metrópole

See also: metropole, métropole, and Metropole

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈtɾɔ.pu.lɨ/

Noun

metrópole f (plural metrópoles)

  1. metropolis
    1. (historical) mother country of a colony
    2. a populous and busy city

Quotations

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