metropolis
Meaning of metropolis
noun
- the capital or chief city of a country or region.
he preferred the peaceful life of the countryside to the bustle of the metropolis
late Middle English (denoting the see of a metropolitan bishop): via late Latin from Greek mētropolis ‘mother state’, from mētēr, mētr- ‘mother’ + polis ‘city’.
Information about metropolis
- It is a name.
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Hyphenation of metropolis
me-trop-o-lis
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- metropolis is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
metropolis synonyms
Meaning city:
Translation of metropolis
- German: Metropole
- Spanish: metrópolis
- French: métropole
- Italian: metropoli
- Portuguese: metrópoles
Words that rhyme with metropolis
bolis, Colis, Nicolis, broccolis, brocolis, neucolis, zandolis, Aeolis, aeolis, Argolis, rangolis, Conopholis, Goniopholis, cholis, pholis, Coriolis, aiolis, raviolis, Kolis, Anolis, Florianolis, anolis, cannolis, pignolis, Toolis, moolis, taboolis, Acropolis, Adrianopolis, Alexandropolis, Alexandroupolis, Anapolis, Ancpolis, Annapolis, Callipolis, Cassopolis, Copperopolis, Coraopolis, Cosmopolis, Cottonopolis, Decapolis, Demopolis, Florianopolis, Florianupolis, Gallipolis, Heliopolis, Hermoupolis, Illiopolis, Indianapolis, Ischepolis
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