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
motherland, mother country in contrast to its colonies.
(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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