métropole
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French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin mētropolis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “métropole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.