Metropolis

Metropolis

See also: metropolis, metrópolis, and metròpolis

English

Etymology

See English metropolis.

Proper noun

Metropolis

1. A city, the county seat of Massac County, Illinois, United States.
2. A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
3. a classical city site in Anatolia (Turkey).

Proper noun

the Metropolis

1. (England, dated) London, United Kingdom.

Anagrams

• simple root

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Metropolis f (genitive Metropolis, plural Metropolen)

1. metropolis
2. 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.

Declension

Declension of Metropolis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Metropolis	die	Metropolen
genitive	einer	der	Metropolis	der	Metropolen
dative	einer	der	Metropolis	den	Metropolen
accusative	eine	die	Metropolis	die	Metropolen

Synonyms

• Metropole
• Großstadt
• Hauptstadt
• Mutterstadt

Related terms

• Metropolit, Metropolite
• Metropolitan
• Metropolitankirche

Further reading

• “Metropolis” in Duden online