Definizione monolingua

metropolis

metropolis (plural metropolises or metropoleis)

1. (history) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony, especially in the Ancient Greek/Hellenistic world.
2. A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
3. (canon law) The see of a metropolitan archbishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.

Definizione dizionario metropolis

	metropoli
	A term applied loosely to any large city, but specifically to that city in a country which is the seat of government, of ecclesiastical authority, or of commercial activity. (Source: GOOD)

Altri significati:

large, busy city

colony’s mother city

(history) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony, especially in the Ancient Greek/Hellenistic world.

A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.

(canon law) The see of a metropolitan archbishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.