metropolis

metropoli, grande città

Città grande e vivace, importante per il territorio circostante o per il paese.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: major city, big city

Espressioni comuni: bustling metropolis, modern metropolis, major metropolis

metropoli, città madre

Città antica i cui abitanti fondarono una colonia altrove.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: mother city, founding city

Espressioni comuni: greek metropolis, founding metropolis, colony and metropolis

sede metropolitana

Città o territorio ecclesiastico di un vescovo di rango superiore che sovrintende agli altri vescovi della zona.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: metropolitan see

Espressioni comuni: ecclesiastical metropolis, ancient metropolis, bishop's metropolis

centro di distribuzione

Zona in cui si concentrano particolarmente piante o animali appartenenti allo stesso genere.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: metropolis of a genus (The valley is the metropolis of this genus.)

Sinonimi: center of distribution

Espressioni comuni: metropolis of something, botanical metropolis