Значение

значений: 4

  1. The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.

    столи́цаstolíca, метропо́лияmetropólija

    метропо́ліяmetropólija

  2. A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.

    Holonym: metropolitan area

    Metropole, Weltstadt

    мегапо́лисmegapólis, центрcentr, метропо́лияmetropólija

    мегапо́лісmehapólis, метро́полісmetrópolis

  3. The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.

    митропо́лияmitropólija

    митропо́ліяmytropólija

  4. A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.

Ещё определения
  • people living in a large densely populated municipality
  • a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

Примеры

предложений: 23

  1. The town felt like a metropolis.

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  2. Algiers is a thriving modern metropolis.

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  3. Algiers has developed into a metropolis.

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  4. Algiers should become an investment metropolis.

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  5. Algiers is a bustling urban metropolis.

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Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 3
colony’s mother city:
large, busy city:
see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops:
Русский
По значениям 3
colony’s mother city:
large, busy city:
see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
large, busy city:

Происхождение

Borrowed from Late Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother ci

Borrowed from Late Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother city”), from μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city (state)”). By surface analysis, metro- + -polis. Doublet of metropole.

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Формы

мн. число: metropolises / metropoleis / metropoles / metropolizes / metropoli
Ед. числоmetropolis
Мн. числоmetropolises / metropoleis / metropoles / metropolizes / metropoli

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 6
mother citymetropolemetropolitan cityarchbishopric
Близкие по смыслу
  • people living in a large densely populated municipality:city
  • a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts:cityurban center

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 8
Связанныеmegalopolisregiopolismetropolitan
Производныеaerotropolismetrometropolemetropolizeminimetropolis

Уроки к слову

уроков: 1

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соседние слова
metricB2metrometronomemetropolitanmettle
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