mother cityn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌðə ˌsɪti/, U.S.

/ˈməðər ˌsɪdi/

Forms: see mother n.¹ and city n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mother n.¹, city n.

Etymology: < mother n.¹ + city n. Compare earlier mother-borough n. at mother n.¹ Compounds 7.

1. The city of one's birth or upbringing; one's home city. Cf. mother n.¹ 4c.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [noun] > other types of city

kine-burghc1225

City of Goda1382

city of refuge (alsorefute)a1425

mother city?a1425

imperial city1550

city dwelling1613

second city1621

out-city1642

garden town1835

hoard-burg1895

garden city1898

cathedral city1902

parasitopolis1927

twin city1973

arcology1985

sustainable city1986

?a1425 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Claud.) 2 Kings xx. 19 Gloss. A modir citee in Israel [glossed for ech citee is modir of the puple borun and nurschid there].

1611 H. Wotton Let. in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) I. 506 As St. Paul said of his own mother-city.

1879 H. James Confidence I. xviii. 269 It was a pleasure after so many wanderings to find himself in his native land again, and Bernard Longueville, as he went, paid his compliments to his mother-city.

1935 L. MacNeice Poems 20 See Belfast... This was my mother-city, these my paps... I cannot be Anyone else than what this land engendered me.

a. A metropolis; the principal city of a region.

ΘΚΠ

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

headeOE

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

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > metropolitan > [noun] > see of

provincea1382

metropolis1516

mother city1570

metropolite1591

metropolie1633

metropolicality1637

metropole1862

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 14/2 Bishops of the mother citie, and Archbishops were all one.

1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. viii. 132 The mother Citie of the Realme is reasonably furnished with faithfull preachers.

1660 G. Mackenzie Aretina 428 That night I (whose youth clustred forth continually new grapes of wickedness) came in to ravell away my time and moneys in that mother City.

a1715 M. Monck Marinda (1716) 147 This was the Mother City once, whose Sway Flora (her Fairest Daughter) did obey.

1983 New Sci. 24 Feb. A typical MITI Technopolis will be near a ‘mother city’ with a population of over 200 000 and an airport.

b. South African. The city of Cape Town.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [noun] > parent city of colony

mother city1908

1908 Westm. Gaz. 4 Aug. 5/1 Capetown..is in the truest sense the μητρόπολις of South Africa, the ‘mother-city’ from which the rest have sprung.

1913 H. Tucker Our Beautiful Peninsula 17 Those who believe that the Mother City has still its best days to come, are equally assured that..fair women and brave men will never be lacking to grace and guard the Cape Town yet to be.

1949 J. Mockford Golden Land 267 The Mother City and the mountains and the clouds, and all South Africa, grow misty before my eyes.

1989 Style (Johannesburg) June 108 Driving between the mother city and the highveld is an emotional experience.

1992 Living Mar. 69 Table Mountain, Sentinel Rock of the mother city.

3. A city in relation to its colonies or dependencies; the city from which the founders of a colony came.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [noun] > city state > types of

metropolisa1568

free city1575

mother city1656

1656 J. Harrington Common-wealth of Oceana 9 For the Colonies in the Indies, they are yet babes that cannot live without sucking the breasts of their mother-Cities.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. iv. vii. 193 The Greek colonies..seldom acknowledged themselves subject to the dominion of the mother city .

1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece IV. ii. xxvii. 39 Thêra was the mother-city [of the colony Kyrênê], herself a colony from Lacedæmon.

1871 W. M. W. Call Golden Hist. 82 Late my lord had come, To the world's mother-city, sceptred Rome.

1977 S. Kostof Architect 20 In the founding of colonies abroad, architects probably went along with the civic and religious leaders of the mother city.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mother city
释义	mother cityn. Brit. /ˈmʌðə ˌsɪti/, U.S. /ˈməðər ˌsɪdi/ Forms: see mother n.¹ and city n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mother n.¹, city n. Etymology: < mother n.¹ + city n. Compare earlier mother-borough n. at mother n.¹ Compounds 7. 1. The city of one's birth or upbringing; one's home city. Cf. mother n.¹ 4c. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [noun] > other types of city kine-burghc1225 City of Goda1382 city of refuge (alsorefute)a1425 mother city?a1425 imperial city1550 city dwelling1613 second city1621 out-city1642 garden town1835 hoard-burg1895 garden city1898 cathedral city1902 parasitopolis1927 twin city1973 arcology1985 sustainable city1986 ?a1425 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Claud.) 2 Kings xx. 19 Gloss. A modir citee in Israel [glossed for ech citee is modir of the puple borun and nurschid there]. 1611 H. Wotton Let. in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) I. 506 As St. Paul said of his own mother-city. 1879 H. James Confidence I. xviii. 269 It was a pleasure after so many wanderings to find himself in his native land again, and Bernard Longueville, as he went, paid his compliments to his mother-city. 1935 L. MacNeice Poems 20 See Belfast... This was my mother-city, these my paps... I cannot be Anyone else than what this land engendered me. 2. a. A metropolis; the principal city of a region. ΘΚΠ 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 headeOE 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 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > metropolitan > [noun] > see of provincea1382 metropolis1516 mother city1570 metropolite1591 metropolie1633 metropolicality1637 metropole1862 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 14/2 Bishops of the mother citie, and Archbishops were all one. 1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. viii. 132 The mother Citie of the Realme is reasonably furnished with faithfull preachers. 1660 G. Mackenzie Aretina 428 That night I (whose youth clustred forth continually new grapes of wickedness) came in to ravell away my time and moneys in that mother City. a1715 M. Monck Marinda (1716) 147 This was the Mother City once, whose Sway Flora (her Fairest Daughter) did obey. 1983 New Sci. 24 Feb. A typical MITI Technopolis will be near a ‘mother city’ with a population of over 200 000 and an airport. b. South African. The city of Cape Town. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [noun] > parent city of colony mother city1908 1908 Westm. Gaz. 4 Aug. 5/1 Capetown..is in the truest sense the μητρόπολις of South Africa, the ‘mother-city’ from which the rest have sprung. 1913 H. Tucker Our Beautiful Peninsula 17 Those who believe that the Mother City has still its best days to come, are equally assured that..fair women and brave men will never be lacking to grace and guard the Cape Town yet to be. 1949 J. Mockford Golden Land 267 The Mother City and the mountains and the clouds, and all South Africa, grow misty before my eyes. 1989 Style (Johannesburg) June 108 Driving between the mother city and the highveld is an emotional experience. 1992 Living Mar. 69 Table Mountain, Sentinel Rock of the mother city. 3. A city in relation to its colonies or dependencies; the city from which the founders of a colony came. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [noun] > city state > types of metropolisa1568 free city1575 mother city1656 1656 J. Harrington Common-wealth of Oceana 9 For the Colonies in the Indies, they are yet babes that cannot live without sucking the breasts of their mother-Cities. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. iv. vii. 193 The Greek colonies..seldom acknowledged themselves subject to the dominion of the mother city . View more context for this quotation 1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece IV. ii. xxvii. 39 Thêra was the mother-city [of the colony Kyrênê], herself a colony from Lacedæmon. 1871 W. M. W. Call Golden Hist. 82 Late my lord had come, To the world's mother-city, sceptred Rome. 1977 S. Kostof Architect 20 In the founding of colonies abroad, architects probably went along with the civic and religious leaders of the mother city. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1425
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