metropolis
Senso (Inglese)
- 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.
sinonimi
large city
big city
urban center
old Kyoto
big town
chief city
world city
borough
capital town
urban area
imperial capital
Traduzioni
métropole
metrópoli
metrópole
Metropole
μητρόπολη
metropool
metròpoliFrequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/mɪˈtɹɒ.pə.lɪs/
Etimologia (Inglese)
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.
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Inizia ad apprendere inglese con learnfeliz .
Esercitati a parlare e a memorizzare " metropolis " e molte altre parole e frasi in inglese .
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
