metropolis

métropole, grande ville

Grande ville animée qui joue un rôle important pour sa région ou son pays.

En anglais simple : A large, busy city that is important to the surrounding area or the country.

• She lives in a busy metropolis.
• The village grew into a modern metropolis.
• These huge metropolises attract workers from across the country.

Synonymes : major city, big city

Expressions courantes : bustling metropolis, modern metropolis, major metropolis

métropole, cité mère

Cité antique dont les habitants ont fondé une colonie ailleurs.

En anglais simple : An ancient city whose people founded a colony elsewhere.

• Corinth was the colony's metropolis.
• Settlers maintained ties with their metropolis.
• The colony sent gifts to the temples of its metropolis.

Synonymes : mother city, founding city

Expressions courantes : greek metropolis, founding metropolis, colony and metropolis

siège métropolitain

Ville ou territoire religieux d’un évêque de rang supérieur qui supervise d’autres évêques de la région.

En anglais simple : The city or church district of a senior bishop who oversees other bishops in the area.

• The city became an ecclesiastical metropolis.
• Several smaller dioceses came under the metropolis.
• The cathedral stood at the center of the metropolis.

Synonymes : metropolitan see

Expressions courantes : ecclesiastical metropolis, ancient metropolis, bishop's metropolis

centre de distribution

Région où les plantes ou les animaux d’un même genre sont particulièrement concentrés.

En anglais simple : An area where a particular group of related plants or animals is especially concentrated.

• This region is the genus's metropolis.
• Botanists identified the mountains as a metropolis for these plants.
• The study mapped several metropolises of related animal groups.

Comment l'utiliser : metropolis of a genus (The valley is the metropolis of this genus.)

Synonymes : center of distribution

Expressions courantes : metropolis of something, botanical metropolis