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