Feminine

métropole

Meaning

  1. (countable, feminine, uncountable) metropolis
  2. (countable, feminine, uncountable) A major city other than a capital, particularly if it is more populous than the capital.
  3. (countable, feminine, uncountable) Motherland, mother country in contrast to its colonies.
  4. (Europe, countable, feminine, uncountable, with-definite-article) Continental France, not including its various oversea territories

Concepts

big city

urban center

one’s own country

world city

large city

Synonyms

Frequency

29k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/me.tʁɔ.pɔl/
Etymology

From Latin mētropolis.

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