métropole

See also: metropole, Metropole, and metrópole

French

Alternative forms

métropolis

Etymology

From Latin mētropolis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /me.tʁɔ.pɔl/

Noun

métropole f (plural métropoles)

metropolis
(Quebec, only with definite article) Montreal
(Europe, only with definite article) Continental France, not including its various oversea territories
Synonym: France métropolitaine

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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