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noun greek

mētrŏcōmĭa

gen. mētrŏcōmiae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
= μητροκωμία
a village from which other villages have derived their inhabitants, a mother-village
a village from which other villages have derived their inhabitants, a mother-village (post-class.), Cod. Th. 11, 24, 6; Cod. Just. 8, 10, 19.
Perseus ID: n28970 Key: metrocomia