Metropole

See also: metropole, métropole, and metrópole

German

Etymology

Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother city”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /metʁoˈpoːlə/
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Noun

Metropole f (genitive Metropole, plural Metropolen)

  1. metropolis; very large city; city which dominates its surroundings due to its population, administrative power or culture(s)
    Synonyms: Großstadt, Millionenstadt, Metropolis

Declension
Declension of Metropole [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Metropole die Metropolen
genitive einer der Metropole der Metropolen
dative einer der Metropole den Metropolen
accusative eine die Metropole die Metropolen

Derived terms
  • Hafenmetropole
  • Schwabenmetropole f (“nickname for Stuttgart”, literally “Swabian metropolis”)

Further reading
  • “Metropole” in Duden online
  • “Metropole” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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