metropolis

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 References 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms

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[edit] Etymology

First attested in Middle English: from Late Latin metropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis), “‘mother city’”), from μήτηρ (mḗtēr), “‘mother’”) + πόλις (pólis), “‘city (state)’”).^[1]

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /mɪˈtɹɒpəlɪs/^[1]
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[edit] Noun

metropolis (plural metropolises or metropoleis)

1. (history) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony, especially in the Ancient Greek/Hellenistic world.
2. A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
3. (canon law) The see of a metropolitan archbishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.

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• (colony’s founding polis): mother city
• (metropolitan archbishop’s see): archbishopric

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[edit] See also

• capital city

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

metropolis (plural metropolissen, diminutive metropolisje) m. and f.

1. A metropolis

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• metropool