| Term | Definition |
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polis |
city |
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metropolis (der) |
meter - mother |
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metropolis (def) |
mother city or main city with smaller suburbs around it |
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political |
concerning the management of a city |
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policy |
the course of action adopted in the management of a city |
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cosmopolis (der) |
cosmos - world |
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cosmopolis (def) |
internationally important city inhabited by many different people representing a wide variety of cultures |
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cosmopolitan (der) |
cosmos - world |
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cosmopolitan (def) |
free from local or national ideas or prejudices |
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lassitude |
listlessness; laziness |