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“metropolis” in Latin
caputthe head (of humans and animals); head; top; summit; point; end; extremity (beginning or end); origin; source; spring; hIūstīnusa male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin; Justiurbsa city, walled town; the City, Romemētropolismetropolis
The English word metropolis itself goes back to Latin mētropolis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
metropolis
caput (Tac., Liv.); urbs nobilissima (Justinus): ☞ not urbs capitalis: (as the seat of government), sedes ac domicilium imperii; also, (according to the Roman manner) urbs. (☞ urbs praecipua or princeps, a chief town, especially when speaking of several).
Metropolis
Metropolis, -is (f.); of or belonging to Metropolis, Metropolitanus, -a, -um; the inhabitants of Metropolis, Metropolitae, -arum (m.)
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for metropolis?
- The usual Latin words for “metropolis” are caput, Iūstīnus, urbs; also mētropolis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.