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The word metropolis is in the Wiktionary

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— English words —
  • metropolis n. (History, especially Ancient Greece) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
  • metropolis n. A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding…
  • metropolis n. (Orthodox Christianity) The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.
  • metropolis n. (Ecology) A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.
  • Metropolis prop.n. A city, the county seat of Massac County, Illinois, United States.
  • Metropolis prop.n. A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
  • Metropolis prop.n. A classical city site in Anatolia (Turkey).
  • Metropolis prop.n. (England, dated) London, United Kingdom.
— Foreign words, define in English —
— English word, defined in German —
  • metropolis S. Metropole, Weltstadt.
— English word, defined in French —
  • metropolis n. Métropole.
— In German —
  • Metropolis S. Die Weltstadt, die Hauptstadt mit weltstädtischem Charakter…
  • Metropolis S. Religion: die Bischofskirche.
— In Dutch —
  • metropolis n. (Geschiedenis) oorspronkelijk: de moederstad vanwaar kolonisatie…
  • metropolis n. Wereldstad.
— In Spanish —
  • metrópolis s. Forma del plural de metrópoli.
67 English words from 10 English definitions

above Anatolia Ancient Ancient␣Greece animals area bishop bishops busy Christianity city city␣state classical colony country county county␣seat dated diocesan distinguished distribution Ecology Elko Elko␣County England especially focus founding from generic ghost ghost␣town Greece History Illinois its Kingdom large London main Massac␣County metro metropolis metropolitan metropolitan␣bishop mother Nevada of␣a Orthodox Orthodox␣Christianity plants Plural polis ranking seat see site state States suffragan surrounding the town Turkey United United␣Kingdom United␣States

6 English words from 7 foreign definitions

Charakter del die Metropole plural Religion

2 foreign words from 10 English definitions

Massac poli

11 foreign words from 7 foreign definitions

Forma Geschiedenis Hauptstadt kolonisatie Métropole metrópoli mit oorspronkelijk vanwaar Weltstadt Wereldstad

7 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

metropolise metropolis's metropolised metropolises metropolising metropolisses metropolisation

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

minimetropolises

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

minimetropolis

31 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ETR lis LIS met Met MET met- met. metr- metro métro metro- Metro. metropoli Oli opo Opo pol POL Pol. polis Polis -polis ROP TRO trop trop- trop. -trop- tropo tropo-

20 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ILO lop Lop opo Opo ort ORT POR port Port PORT Port. Porte RTÉ Rte. sil Sil SIL silo TEM

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

simple␣root

7 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

isotemporal metropoleis metropolise metropolis's pleotropism proso␣millet Thermopolis

8 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

implorest metropoli mitospore petrolism poorliest Pooterism prosomite time␣loops

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

metropoles metropolia Petropolis

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

metropoli

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

metropoleis metropolis's


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