Metropolis
English
editEtymology
editSee English metropolis.
Proper noun
editMetropolis
- A city, the county seat of Massac County, Illinois, United States.
- A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
- A classical city site in Anatolia (Turkey).
- (fiction) A fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of Superman.
- 2012, “Higher”, in Detroit, performed by Big Sean:
- My city need a hero, so I treat it like Metropolis / And it's a few bad Lois Lanes I can't name
- Nickname for New York City.
Proper noun
editthe Metropolis
- (England, dated) London, United Kingdom.
- 1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter I, in Great Expectations […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 1:
- The journey from our town to the metropolis, was a journey of about five hours.
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editMetropolis f (genitive Metropolis, plural Metropolen)
- metropolis
- a bishop's see
Usage notes
edit- Formerly declined like a Latin noun, with genitive singular Metropolis or sometimes Metropoleos, dative and ablative singular Metropoli, accusative singular Metropolim or Metropolin, nominative and accusative plural Metropoles, genitive plural Metropolium, dative and ablative plural Metropolibus.
Declension
editDeclension of Metropolis [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Metropolis | die | Metropolen |
genitive | einer | der | Metropolis | der | Metropolen |
dative | einer | der | Metropolis | den | Metropolen |
accusative | eine | die | Metropolis | die | Metropolen |
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Metropolis” in Duden online
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- en:Ghost towns in Nevada, USA
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- en:City nicknames
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- en:New York City
- en:Superman
- en:Turkey
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