métropole
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin mētropolis.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmétropole f (countable and uncountable, plural métropoles)
- metropolis
- (Quebec, only with definite article) Montreal
- motherland, mother country in contrast to its colonies.
- (Europe, only with definite article) Continental France, not including its various oversea territories
- Synonym: France métropolitaine
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “métropole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.