metropolis
Pronunciation: /mɪˈtɹɒp.ə.lɪs/
The English word “metropolis” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
- A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
- The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.
- A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother city”), from μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city (state)”). By surface analysis, metro- + -polis. Doublet of metropole.
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