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English word metropolis comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) μήτηρ, Ancient Greek (to 1453) πόλις
μήτηρ (Ancient Greek)
πόλις (Ancient Greek)
μητρο- (Ancient Greek)
μητρόπολις (Ancient Greek)
metropolis (Late Latin)
metropolis (English)
(canon law) The see of a metropolitan archbishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.. (history) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony, especially in the Hellenistic world.. A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.. The mother country of a colony.