metropolis

me·trop·o·lis

 (mĭ-trŏp′ə-lĭs)

n.

1. A major city, especially the chief city of a country or region: Chicago, the metropolis of the Midwest.

2. A city or an urban area regarded as the center of a specific activity: a great cultural metropolis.

3. Ecclesiastical The chief see of a metropolitan bishop.

4. The mother city or country of an overseas colony, especially in ancient Greece.

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[Middle English metropol, from Late Latin mētropolis, mother-city, from Greek : mētēr, mētr-, mother; see māter- in Indo-European roots + polis, city; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]

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metropolis

(mɪˈtrɒpəlɪs)

n, pl -lises

1. (Human Geography) the main city, esp of a country or region; capital

2. a centre of activity

3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the chief see in an ecclesiastical province

[C16: from Late Latin from Greek: mother city or state, from mētēr mother + polis city]

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me•trop•o•lis

(mɪˈtrɒp ə lɪs)

n., pl. -lis•es.

1. any large, busy city, esp. the chief city of a country or region.

2. a central place of some activity: a trading metropolis.

3. the mother city or parent state of a colony, esp. of an ancient Greek colony.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin mētropolis < Greek mētrópolis a mother state or city]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	metropolis - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" city, urban center concrete jungle - an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant central city, city center, city centre - the central part of a city financial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centered down town, municipal center, civic center - the center of a city inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city medical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centered municipality - an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government national capital - the capital city of a nation provincial capital - the capital city of a province state capital - the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
	2.	metropolis - people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994" city municipality - people living in a town or city having local self-government

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metropolis

noun city, town, capital, big city, municipality, conurbation, megalopolis the bustling metropolis

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metropolis

noun

A large and important town:

city, municipality.

Informal: burg, town.

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Translations

المَدينَه الأم، المدينَه الكُبْرى

metropole

hovedstad

GroßstadtHauptstadtMetropoleWeltstadt

urbego

metropolimetropolis

métropole

stórborg

metropolimetropolitametropolitano

didmiesčiodidžiausias miestasmetropolismunicipalinissostinė

galvaspilsētametropole

metropool

storbyverdensby

мегаполисметрополиястолица

metropola

başkentbüyük kent

大城市大都会

metropolis

[mɪˈtrɒpəlɪs] N → metrópoli f

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metropolis

[məˈtrɒpəlɪs] n → métropole f

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metropolis

n → Metropole f, → Weltstadt f; (= capital) → Hauptstadt f

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metropolis

[mɪˈtrɒpəlɪs] n → metropoli f inv

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metropolis

(məˈtropəlis) noun

a large city, especially the chief city of a country. London is England's metropolis. metropool المَدينَه الأم، المدينَه الكُبْرى столица metrópole metropole die Hauptstadt hovedstad μητρόποληmetrópoli suurlinn کلان شهر metropoli métropole מֶטרוֹפּוֹלִין महानगरी glavni grad, metropola főváros kota besar stórborg metropoli 大都市 주요 도시 didžiausias miestas, sostinė, metropolis metropole; galvaspilsēta metropolis metropool storby, verdensby; hovedstadmetropolia لوى ښار metrópole metropolă крупныи город; столица metropola prestolnica metropola metropol, huvudstad มหานคร büyük kent; başkent 大都會 метрополія کسی ملک کا سب سے اہم شہر thủ đô 大都会，大城市

metropolitan (metrəˈpolitən) adjective

of or in a capital city. the metropolitan area/police. metropools خاص بالعاصِمه أو المدينَة الكبيرَه столичен metropolitano metropolitní hauptstädtisch hovedstads- μητροπολιτικόςmetropolitano suurlinna(-) کلان شهری suurkaupungin métropolitain שֶׁל הַמֶטרוֹפּוֹלִין महानगरीय prijestolni, glavni fővárosi metropolitan stórborgar- metropolitano 大都市の 주요 도시의 didmiesčio, sostinės, municipalinis galvaspilsētas-; lielpilsētas- metropolitan grootstedelijkhovedstads- metropolitarny متروپول پوليس metropolitano metro­politan столичный metropolitný velemesten metropolitski huvud-, stor-, världsstads- แห่งเมืองหลวง başkente ait 大都會的 столичний کسی بڑے شہر سے متعلق có tính thủ đô 大城市的，主要都市的

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