Synonyms: metropolis, metropool, wereldstad
| Part of speech | common noun |
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| Pronunciation | /ˈɦof(t)stɑt/ |
| Hyphenation | hoofd·stad |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | hoofdsteden |
| Czech | hlavní město; metropole |
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| English | metropolis |
| Esperanto | metropolo |
| German | Metropole |
| Greek (Old Greek) | μητρόπολις |
| Latin | metropolis |
| Saterland Frisian | Metropole |
| Spanish | metrópoli |
| Swedish | världsstad |
| West Frisian | haadstêd |