Metropolis

See also: metropolis, metrópolis, and metròpolis

English

Etymology

See English metropolis.

Proper noun

Metropolis

1. A city, the county seat of Massac County, Illinois, United States.
2. A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
3. A classical city site in Anatolia (Turkey).
4. (fiction) A fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of Superman.
   • 2012, “Higher”, in Detroit, performed by Big Sean:

     My city need a hero, so I treat it like Metropolis / And it's a few bad Lois Lanes I can't name

5. Nickname for New York City.

Proper noun

the Metropolis

1. (England, dated) London, United Kingdom.
   • 1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter I, in Great Expectations […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 1:

     The journey from our town to the metropolis, was a journey of about five hours.

Anagrams

• simple root

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Metropolis f (genitive Metropolis, plural Metropolen)

1. metropolis
2. a bishop's see

Usage notes

• Formerly declined like a Latin noun, with genitive singular Metropolis or sometimes Metropoleos, dative and ablative singular Metropoli, accusative singular Metropolim or Metropolin, nominative and accusative plural Metropoles, genitive plural Metropolium, dative and ablative plural Metropolibus.

Declension

Declension of Metropolis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Metropolis	die	Metropolen
genitive	einer	der	Metropolis	der	Metropolen
dative	einer	der	Metropolis	den	Metropolen
accusative	eine	die	Metropolis	die	Metropolen

Synonyms

• Metropole
• Großstadt
• Hauptstadt
• Mutterstadt

Related terms

• Metropolit, Metropolite
• Metropolitan
• Metropolitankirche

Further reading

• “Metropolis” in Duden online