English Dictionary

metropole

/ˈmɛtɹəpəʊl/

noun

A metropolis; the main city of a country or area. / The parent-state of a colony. / (now rare) A bishop's see.

New York City is a bustling metropole.

意味（1）

A metropolis; the main city of a country or area.

意味（2）

The parent-state of a colony.

Though the metropole remained confident in its Westminster ways, its newly independent colonies imposed constitutional constraints on the powers of parliament.

意味（3）

(now rare) A bishop's see.