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Metropolitan France — (French: France métropolitaine or la Métropole, or colloquially l Hexagone) is the part of France located in Europe. It can also be described as mainland France or as the French mainland and the island of Corsica. By contrast, Overseas France ( … Wikipedia
Metropolitan — may refer to: A metropolis A metropolitan area A metropole, mother country , or central part of a colonizing state Metropolitan bishop or archbishop, leader of an ecclesiastical mother see As a cognate, a rapid transit system in an urban area… … Wikipedia
France — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::France <p></p> Background: <p></p> France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global … The World Factbook
France — This article is about the country. For a topic outline on this subject, see List of basic France topics. For other uses, see France (disambiguation). Infobox Country native name = La République Française conventional long name = The French… … Wikipedia
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
France in the long nineteenth century — History of France … Wikipedia
France in the nineteenth century — The History of France from 1789 to 1914 (the long 19th century) extends from the French Revolution to World War I and includes:*French Revolution (1789–1792) *French First Republic (1792–1804) *First French Empire under Napoleon (1804–1814)… … Wikipedia
metropolitan — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or relating to a metropolis, esp. as distinct from its environs (metropolitan New York). 2 belonging to, forming or forming part of, a mother country as distinct from its colonies etc. (metropolitan France). 3 of an… … Useful english dictionary
metropolitan — met|ro|pol|i|tan [ˌmetrəˈpɔlıtən US ˈpa: ] adj [only before noun] 1.) relating or belonging to a very large city ▪ a metropolitan area of South Australia 2.) technical relating to France, rather than its colonies ▪ metropolitan France … Dictionary of contemporary English
metropolitan — adjective 1 connected with or belonging to a very large city: the Los Angeles metropolitan area 2 technical connected with France, rather than its colonies (colony (1)): metropolitan France … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
