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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).
Pronunciation
Noun
metrópole f (plural metrópoles)
- metropolis
- (historical) mother country of a colony
- a populous and busy city
Quotations
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