metropole
Latvian
noun
Definitions
- (historical) metropolis the mother city or country of a colony
- metropolis major city
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mother city, a mother city state).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μητρόπολις
Gloss
mother city, a mother city state
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- metropolis Latin
- mētropolis Latin
- метрополия Russian
- μήτηρ Ancient Greek
- μητρόπολις Ancient Greek
- πόλῐς Ancient Greek
- metrópole Portuguese