métropole

See also: metropole, Metropole, and metrópole

French

Alternative forms

• métropolis

Etymology

From Latin mētropolis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.tʁɔ.pɔl/

Noun

métropole f (countable and uncountable, plural métropoles)

1. metropolis
2. A major city other than a capital, particularly if it is more populous than the capital.
3. Motherland, mother country in contrast to its colonies.
4. (Europe, only with definite article) Continental France, not including its various oversea territories

   Synonym: France métropolitaine

Derived terms

• métro
• métropolitain

Further reading

• “métropole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.