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1 metropolis
[mə'tropəlis](a large city, especially the chief city of a country: London is England's metropolis.) metropole; galvaspilsēta* * *galvaspilsēta, metropole
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metropolis — ► NOUN ▪ the principal city of a country or region. ORIGIN Greek, from m t r mother + polis city … English terms dictionary
metropolis — me‧trop‧o‧lis [mˈtrɒpls ǁ mˈtrɑː ] noun [countable] a very large city with a lot of industrial and economic activity that is usually the most important city in a country or area, but not always its capital: • a sprawling industrial metropolis … Financial and business terms
metropolis — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek mētropolis, from mētr , mētēr mother + polis city more at mother, police Date: 14th century 1. the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region 2. the city or state of origin of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
metropolis — noun their trip to the booming metropolis made them eager to return to their little house in the sticks Syn: capital (city), chief town, county town; big city, conurbation, megalopolis, megacity … Thesaurus of popular words
metropolis — noun /mɪˈtɹɒpəlɪs/ a) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony, especially in the Ancient Greek/Hellenistic world. b) A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural… … Wiktionary
metropolis — noun (C) a very large city that is the most important city in a country or area … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
metropolis — UK [məˈtrɒpəlɪs] / US [məˈtrɑpəlɪs] noun [countable] Word forms metropolis : singular metropolis plural metropolises mainly literary a big city, especially considered as somewhere that is very busy and exciting … English dictionary
metropolis — [mɪ trɒp(ə)lɪs] noun the capital city of a country. ↘a very large and busy city. Origin ME: via late L. from Gk mētropolis mother state , from mētēr, mētr mother + polis city … English new terms dictionary
metropolis — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. capital, megalopolis, conurbation, municipality; see center 2 , city . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. capital, city, municipality, downtown, urban sprawl, megalopolis. see city, New York III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A… … English dictionary for students
metropolis — me|trop|o|lis [ mə trapəlıs ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a big city, especially considered as somewhere that is very busy and exciting … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
metropolis — [məˈtrɒpəlɪs] noun [C] a big city … Dictionary for writing and speaking English