how to pronounce métropole

/me.tʁɔ.pɔl/

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métropole is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of métropole in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… de la métropole et maire de la commune …”

meanings of métropole

noun:

Montreal.
Metropolis.
Continental France, not including its various oversea territories.

métropole frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word métropole occurs in french on average 8.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.