metropole
Americannoun
plural
metropoles-
a large city, often the main city in a region; metropolis.
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the country or principal city governing a colony or empire.
Example Sentences
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We see a relationship between the number of people from the metropole and the degree to which democracy was allowed to develop.
From Salon • Jul. 22, 2023
“Amsterdam is a metropole and crowds and bustle are inherent features, but to keep our city liveable we now have to choose for restriction instead of irresponsible growth,” he said.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023
Just as the imperial metropole shaped life on the plantation, the plantation also shaped life in the metropole.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 9, 2019
A Martinican of African descent, citizen of a former French colony, he also had a necessarily complicated relationship with the literary traditions of the metropole.
From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2015
There the British stashed commodities like coal and cotton bound for the metropole.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2010
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