Metropole
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother city”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Metropole f (genitive Metropole, plural Metropolen)
- metropolis; very large city; city which dominates its surroundings due to its population, administrative power or culture(s)
- Synonyms: Großstadt, Millionenstadt, Metropolis
Declension[edit]
Declension of Metropole [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Metropole | die | Metropolen |
genitive | einer | der | Metropole | der | Metropolen |
dative | einer | der | Metropole | den | Metropolen |
accusative | eine | die | Metropole | die | Metropolen |
Derived terms[edit]
- Hafenmetropole
- Schwabenmetropole f (“nickname for Stuttgart”, literally “Swabian metropolis”)