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Pronunciation / Transliteration: metropoli
"Milano è la principale metropoli della moda."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The capital or chief city of a country or region, or a very large and densely populated industrial and commercial city.
"Tokyo is a bustling metropolis that never truly sleeps."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek metropolis (μήτηρ, mētēr, meaning 'mother' + πόλις, pólis, meaning 'city'), originally referring to the mother city of a colony. Over centuries, the term evolved to designate any large, densely populated, and economically dominant urban center, particularly the chief city of a country or region.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Metropolis" is said worldwide
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métropole
Transliteration: metropole
"Paris est une grande métropole européenne."
Metropole
Transliteration: Metropole
"Berlin ist eine lebendige Metropole."
metropoli
Transliteration: metropoli
"Milano è la principale metropoli della moda."
metrópolis
Transliteration: metropolis
"Ciudad de México es una gran metrópolis."
metrópole
Transliteration: metropole
"São Paulo é uma metrópole cosmopolita."
महानगर
Transliteration: mahānagar
"मुंबई एक बहुत बड़ा महानगर है।"
大都市
Transliteration: dàdūshì
"上海是一个繁华的大都市。"
대도시
Transliteration: daedosi
"서울은 활기찬 대도시입니다."
大都市
Transliteration: daitoshi
"東京は世界的な大都市です。"
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