metropn.
/mᵻˈtrɒp/, U.S. /məˈtrɑp/, /mɛˈtrɑp/ colloquial.
= metropolis n. 3a. Also (occasionally) in extended uses.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [noun] > chief town or capital city
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mother-boroughc1225
master-borougha1325
sedea1387
chief1393
master-townc1400
metropolitan?a1439
capital city1439
master citya1450
stade1481
metropolea1500
capital1525
seatc1540
head-place1546
chamber1555
mother city1570
metropolis1584
metropolite1591
madam-town1593
capital town1601
seat-town1601
metropolie1633
megapolis1638
county seat1803
Queen City1807
metrop1888
Metroland1951
1888 E. Dowson Let. 13 Nov. (1967) 17 I hope..that you are now..laying in a stock of hygiene many kilos from this foggy, pestilent metrop.
1919 P. G. Wodehouse My Man Jeeves 216 I think we've had about enough of the metrop. for the time being.
1925 P. G. Wodehouse Carry on, Jeeves v. 105 Dear old Rocky made him look like a publicity agent for the old metrop!
1974 ‘A. Gilbert’ Nice Little Killing i. 13 ‘Know the Metrop?’ She shook her head. ‘You want to be a bit careful.’
1992 M. Bishop Count Geiger's Blues xxv. 128 This un's in honor of your city, Salonika, metrop of the hustle, home of UC's stalwarts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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