metrópole

See also: metropole, métropole, and Metropole

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis)

Noun

metrópole f (plural metrópoles)

  1. metropolis
    1. (historical) mother country of a colony
    2. a populous and busy city

Quotations

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