metropolises
plural of metropolis
Metropolises follows English inflection patterns (the addition of -es to a noun ending in s). Metropoleis follows Ancient Greek inflection patterns (see πόλις). Metropoli incorrectly follows Latin inflection patterns (metropolis is a third declension noun with the nominative plural metropolēs).
metropolises
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metropolise
• pleometrosis
Source: Wiktionary
Me*trop"o*lis, n. Etym: [L. metropolis, Gr. Mother, and Police.]
1. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country. [Edinburgh] gray metropolis of the North. Tennyson.
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary. The great metropolis and see of Rome. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
