metropolis
Plural: metropoleis, metropoles, metropoli, metropolis's, metropolises, metropolisses, metropolizes
Noun
- a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
- people living in a large densely populated municipality
- 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.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
city, urban center, archbishopric, metropole, metropolitan city, mother city
Scrabble Score: 14
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