mētrŏpŏlis
mētrŏpŏlis, is, f., = μητρόπολις, a city from which other cities have been colonized, a mother-city; also, the chief city, metropolis of a province (post-class.). Lit., Cod. Just. 11, 21; Cod. Th. 13, 3, 11.— Trop.: metropolis et arx mentis, Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 8.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
mētrŏpŏlis
Headword (normalized/stripped):
metropolis
Intro Text:
mētrŏpŏlis, is, f., = μητρόπολις, a city from which other cities have been colonized, a mother-city; also, the chief city, metropolis of a province (post-class.). Lit., Cod. Just. 11, 21; Cod. Th. 13, 3, 11.— Trop.: metropolis et arx mentis, Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 8.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n28972
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