Metropolis

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English

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Etymology

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See English metropolis.

Proper noun

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Metropolis

  1. A city, the county seat of Massac County, Illinois, United States.
  2. A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
  3. A classical city site in Anatolia (Turkey).
  4. (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
  5. Nickname for New York City.

Proper noun

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the Metropolis

  1. (England, dated) London, United Kingdom.

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Metropolis f (genitive Metropolis, plural Metropolen)

  1. metropolis
  2. a bishop's see

Usage notes

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  • 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.

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