mother city

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Mother City^¹

proper noun

Cape Town

mother city^²

noun mother cities

Synonym of metropolis.
Similar: metropolis

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@misc{mother_city_2026,
  title = {mother city},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mother%20city},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}