metropolia

See also: metropolią

English

Noun

metropolia

  1. plural of metropolis (see of a metropolitan bishop)

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛt.rɔˈpɔ.lja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlja
  • Syllabification: met‧ro‧po‧lia

Noun

metropolia f

  1. metropolis (large, busy city)
  2. (Ancient Greece, historical) metropolis (colony's mother city)
  3. (Roman Catholicism) metropolis (jurisdiction of an archbishop)
    Synonym: arcybiskupstwo

Declension

adjectives
adverb
  • metropolitalnie
nouns
verb
  • metropolizować się impf

Further reading

  • metropolia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • metropolia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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