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Webster 1913 Edition

Metropole

Met′ro-pole

,

Noun.

[Cf. F.

métropole

. See

.]

A metropolis.

[Obs.]

Holinshed.

Definition 2024

métropole

métropole

See also: metropole, Metropole, and metrópole

French

Noun

métropole f ‎(plural métropoles)

metropolis
(Quebec, only with definite article) Montreal
(Europe, only with definite article) Continental France, not including its various oversea territories.

Synonyms

(Continental France): France métropolitaine

Derived terms