Metropolis Definition
mĭ-trŏpə-lĭs
noun
The main city, often the capital, of a country, state, or region.
Webster's New World
Any large city or center of population, culture, etc.
Webster's New World
The chief see of a metropolitan bishop.
American Heritage
In ancient Greece, the mother city or state of a colony.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
metropolis
Plural:
metropolia, metropolisesOrigin of Metropolis
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Middle English metropol from Late Latin mētropolis mother-city from Greek mētēr mētr- mother māter- in Indo-European roots polis city pelə-3 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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First attested in Middle English: from Late Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother city”), from μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city (state)”).
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