Metropoles
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 plural of metropole form-of, plural
- 2 plural of metropolis form-of, plural
"Is it then any wayes probable that this ſhould be chosen for a Metropolis, in ſuch an abundance of fair and rich Cities as lay thereabout? But a Salvo is found out for Plinyes not mentioning them as Metropoles, because the addition of theſe two in other Cities, ſeemeth to have been made when Veſpaſian added thoſe many new Provinces to the old Government which Suetonius ſpeaks of;"
Example
More examples"Is it then any wayes probable that this ſhould be chosen for a Metropolis, in ſuch an abundance of fair and rich Cities as lay thereabout? But a Salvo is found out for Plinyes not mentioning them as Metropoles, because the addition of theſe two in other Cities, ſeemeth to have been made when Veſpaſian added thoſe many new Provinces to the old Government which Suetonius ſpeaks of;"
Etymology
From Latin mētropolēs, plural of mētropolis.
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