métropole

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See also: metropole, Metropole, and metrópole

French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

métropolis

Etymology[edit]

From Latin mētropolis.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /me.tʁɔ.pɔl/

Noun[edit]

métropole f (plural métropoles)

metropolis
(Quebec, only with definite article) Montreal
motherland, mother country in contrast to its colonies.
(Europe, only with definite article) Continental France, not including its various oversea territories
Synonym: France métropolitaine

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

“métropole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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