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μητρόπολις the mother-state, in relation to colonies, as of Athens to the Ionians, Hdt., Thuc.; of Doris to the Peloponn. Dorians, Hdt., Thuc. oneʼs mother-city, mother-country, home, Pind., Soph. a metropolis in our sense, capital city, Xen.

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the mother-state

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μητρόπολις

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μητρόπολις

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μητροπολις

IDX:

21187

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n21208

Key:

mhtro/polis

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