-opoliscomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. smokestackopolis Brit.

/ˌsməʊkstaˈkɒpəlɪs/,

/ˌsməʊkstaˈkɒpl̩ɪs/, U.S.

/ˌsmoʊkstæˈkɑpələs/.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: metropolis n.

Etymology: < -opolis (in metropolis n., etc.); compare -o- connective and -polis comb. form.Earliest in Cottonopolis n., Porkopolis n. (mid 19th cent.).

Forming names or nicknames of cities or towns, in which the first element of the noun represents a major export, trade, etc., for which the city or town has become well known (e.g. Cottonopolis n., Porkopolis n.), or occasionally some other characteristic (e.g. parasitopolis n.).Some less common formations are illustrated here.

ΚΠ

1898 Musical Times 39 819/1 A band of over sixty performers..from Sugaropolis [sc. Greenock].

1901 Westm. Gaz. 2 Oct. 8/1 The first time the great annual gathering of Churchmen has taken place in Leatheropolis [sc. Northampton].

1912 Times 25 Jan. 13/1 Calgary..is..more than likely to attain to the rank of the future ‘Steelopolis’ of Western Canada.

1997 Shetland Times 21 Nov. 8/1 One-time hub of Scotland's herringopolis the sale ring of Lerwick Fish Mart..is to be demolished.

2005 Car & Driver Aug. 114/1 Dongguan is a sprawling smokestackopolis of seven million people.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-opolis
释义	-opoliscomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. smokestackopolis Brit. /ˌsməʊkstaˈkɒpəlɪs/, /ˌsməʊkstaˈkɒpl̩ɪs/, U.S. /ˌsmoʊkstæˈkɑpələs/. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: metropolis n. Etymology: < -opolis (in metropolis n., etc.); compare -o- connective and -polis comb. form.Earliest in Cottonopolis n., Porkopolis n. (mid 19th cent.). Forming names or nicknames of cities or towns, in which the first element of the noun represents a major export, trade, etc., for which the city or town has become well known (e.g. Cottonopolis n., Porkopolis n.), or occasionally some other characteristic (e.g. parasitopolis n.).Some less common formations are illustrated here. ΚΠ 1898 Musical Times 39 819/1 A band of over sixty performers..from Sugaropolis [sc. Greenock]. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 2 Oct. 8/1 The first time the great annual gathering of Churchmen has taken place in Leatheropolis [sc. Northampton]. 1912 Times 25 Jan. 13/1 Calgary..is..more than likely to attain to the rank of the future ‘Steelopolis’ of Western Canada. 1997 Shetland Times 21 Nov. 8/1 One-time hub of Scotland's herringopolis the sale ring of Lerwick Fish Mart..is to be demolished. 2005 Car & Driver Aug. 114/1 Dongguan is a sprawling smokestackopolis of seven million people. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1898
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