lielpilsēta

See also: lielpilsētā

Latvian

Lielpilsēta (Ņujorka [New York])

Etymology

From liela (“big[fem.]”) +‎ pilsēta (“city”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [līɛ̄lpilsǣːta]
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Noun

lielpilsēta f (4th declension)

  1. city, big city, metropolis (usually, a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants)
    esmu lielpilsētas bērns ― I am a child of the (big) city
    sekss un lielpilsēta ― sex and the city (movie title)
    mūsdienu lielpilsēta nav iedomājama bez labi sazarota sabiedriskā transporta ― the contemporary (big) city is unthinkable without a well branched (i.e., structured) public transportation (system)

Declension

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