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Metropolis
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metropolis metrópolis metròpolis
English
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Etymology
See en metropolis.
Proper noun
en city/county seat co/Massac County s/Illinois c/USA.
en ghost town co/Elko County s/Nevada c/USA.
A classical city site in Anatolia (Turkey).
en fiction en fictional city serving as the primary setting for the Superman franchise, published by DC Comics Superman.
en 2012 Detroit Higher w:Big Sean My city need a hero, so I treat it like Metropolis / And it's a few bad Lois Lanes I can't name
en @nickname for:New York City major city s/New York c/USA.
Proper noun
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en England dated en @nickname for:London capital city c/United Kingdom ; capital city cc/England within co/Greater London.
II 1 1 The journey from our town to the metropolis, was a journey of about five hours.
Anagrams
en eilmooprst simple root
en Turkey
German
Etymology
de la mētropolis, from de grc μητρόπολις.
Pronunciation
de De-Metropolis.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f,Metropolen
metropolis
a bishop's see
Usage notes
Formerly declined like a Latin noun, with genitive singular Metropolis or sometimes Metropoleos, dative and ablative singular Metropoli, accusative singular Metropolim or Metropolin, nominative and accusative plural Metropoles, genitive plural Metropolium, dative and ablative plural Metropolibus.
de needs declension table for this obsolete usage
Declension
f,Metropolen
Synonyms
de Metropole
de Großstadt
de Hauptstadt
de Mutterstadt
Related terms
de Metropolit, de Metropolite
de Metropolitan
de Metropolitankirche
Further reading
de Cities