Hafenmetropole

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German

Etymology

Hafen +‎ Metropole

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Noun

Hafenmetropole f (genitive Hafenmetropole, plural Hafenmetropolen)

  1. (journalism) Used as a stand-in for various large coastal cities.
    die ostchinesische HafenmetropoleShanghai
    die südpakistanische HafenmetropoleKarachi
    • 2022 April 25, “Corona in China: Peking droht der Lockdown”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:
      Im Zentrum der größten Coronawelle in China seit Beginn der Pandemie vor gut zwei Jahren steht Shanghai. Die Hafenmetropole meldete mit 51 Toten am Sonntag im Zusammenhang mit Covid-19 die höchste Zahl des Ausbruchs.
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