English

Etymology
First attested in ME.: from LL. term|metropolis|langla, from AGr. term|μη����ολι�|trm�trópolis||mother city|langgrc, from term|μή�η�|trm�t�r||mother|langgrc + term|��λι�|trpólis||city|langgrc.<ref name"COED-etym&pron">The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]</ref>

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/mɪ�tɹ�p�lɪs/<ref name="COED-etym&pron"/>

Noun
en-noun|es|pl2=metropoleis

1. Any large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
2. obsolete The see of a metropolitan bishop.
3. The chief city of a colony, especially in Ancient Greece.

Derived terms
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metro
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Related terms
metropole

Translations
trans-top|large, busy city
Finnish: t+|fi|metropoli
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trans-top|metropolitan bishop�s see
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trans-top|colony�s chief city
Finnish: t-|fi|metropolis
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ttbc|Dutch: t|nl|metropool|m
ttbc|French: t+|fr|métropole|m
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ttbc|Russian: t|ru|��оли�а|f|trstolítsa|scCyrl, t|ru|ме��ополи�|f|trmetropólija|scCyrl
ttbc|Serbian: t|sr|velegrad
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