Metropolis
English
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Etymology
[edit]See English metropolis.
Proper noun
[edit]Metropolis
- A city, the county seat of Massac County, Illinois, United States.
- A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
- A classical city site in Anatolia (Turkey).
- (fiction) A fictional city serving as the primary setting for the Superman franchise, published by DC Comics.
- 2012, “Higher”, in Detroit, performed by Big Sean:
- My city need a hero, so I treat it like Metropolis / And it's a few bad Lois Lanes I can't name
- Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.
Proper noun
[edit]the Metropolis
- (England, dated) Nickname for London: the capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London.
- 1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter I, in Great Expectations […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 1:
- The journey from our town to the metropolis, was a journey of about five hours.
Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Metropolis f (genitive Metropolis, plural Metropolen)
- metropolis
- a bishop's see
Usage notes
[edit]- Formerly declined like a Latin noun, with genitive singular Metropolis or sometimes Metropoleos, dative and ablative singular Metropoli, accusative singular Metropolim or Metropolin, nominative and accusative plural Metropoles, genitive plural Metropolium, dative and ablative plural Metropolibus.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Metropolis [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Metropolis | die | Metropolen |
| genitive | einer | der | Metropolis | der | Metropolen |
| dative | einer | der | Metropolis | den | Metropolen |
| accusative | eine | die | Metropolis | die | Metropolen |
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Metropolis” in Duden online
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