metropo•lij
{noun} {Russian loan} [Generate paradigm] 1. mother country, center (A.E.), center (B.E.) (of an Empire), metropolis
♢ metropo•lij kolo•nij gə̑č́ ja•tə̑r pa•rə̑šə̑m nale•š {sentence} the mother country receives a lot of revenue from the colony