# die Metropole

die Metropole is a German noun meaning “metropolis”. Forms: der Metropole, die Metropolen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Metropole
- Plural: die Metropolen

## In other languages

- Русский: метрополия
- Українська: метрополія

## Meanings

1. metropolis; very large city; city which dominates its surroundings due to its population, administrative power or culture(s)

## Examples

- Algier ist eine Metropole. — Algiers is a major city.
- Neapel ist eine der größten Metropolen in Italien und im gesamtem Mittelmeerraum. — Naples is one of the largest cities in Italy and the entire Mediterranean.
- Sich in einer Metropole wie Tōkyō schuldenfrei durchzuschlagen ist echt schwierig. — It's really difficult to survive in a big city like Tokyo without going into debt.

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