die Metropole

B1

metropolis

English meaning
metropolis
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Metropolen
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Places in Town

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Metropole in a sentence

Berlin und Wien sind Metropolen.

Berlin and Vienna are metropolises.

Declension of die Metropole

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Metropoledie Metropolen
Accusativedie Metropoledie Metropolen
Dativeder Metropoleden Metropolen
Genitiveder Metropoleder Metropolen

Where Metropole comes from

im 16. Jahrhundert über das lateinische metropolis von dem altgriechischen μητρόπολις entlehnt, das aus μήτηρ „Mutter“ und πόλις „Stadt“ zusammengesetzt ist, also eigentlich: „Mutterstadt“ der von ihr gegründeten Kolonien

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Questions about Metropole

Is it der, die or das Metropole?

It is die Metropole — Metropole is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Metropolen.

What is the plural of Metropole?

The plural of die Metropole is die Metropolen.

What is the genitive of Metropole?

The genitive singular is der Metropole. The dative plural is den Metropolen.

What does Metropole mean in English?

die Metropole means "metropolis". For example: "Berlin und Wien sind Metropolen." — "Berlin and Vienna are metropolises."

What level is Metropole in German?

Metropole is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the places in town vocabulary.

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