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Capital: use P. and V. πόλις (Thuc. 2, 15). Mother city (of colonies): P. μητρόπολις, ἡ.

mētrŏpŏlis: is, f., = μητρόπολις,
I a city from which other cities have been colonized, a mother-city; also, the chief city, metropolis of a province (post-class.).
I Lit., Cod. Just. 11, 21; Cod. Th. 13, 3, 11.—
II Trop.: metropolis et arx mentis, Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 8.

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-|lshtext=<b>mētrŏpŏlis</b>: is, f., = [[μητρόπολις]]>,<br /><b>I</b> a [[city]] from [[which]] [[other]] cities [[have]] been colonized, a [[mother]]-[[city]]; also, the [[chief]] [[city]], [[metropolis]] of a [[province]] ([[post]]-[[class]].).<br /><b>I</b> Lit., Cod. Just. 11, 21; Cod. Th. 13, 3, 11.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.: [[metropolis]] et arx mentis, Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 8.
+|lshtext=<b>mētrŏpŏlis</b>: is, f., = [[μητρόπολις]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[city]] from [[which]] [[other]] cities [[have]] been colonized, a [[mother]]-[[city]]; also, the [[chief]] [[city]], [[metropolis]] of a [[province]] ([[post]]-[[class]].).<br /><b>I</b> Lit., Cod. Just. 11, 21; Cod. Th. 13, 3, 11.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.: [[metropolis]] et arx mentis, Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 8.
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