"Metz" meaning in English

See Metz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɛts/
Rhymes: -ɛts Etymology: Borrowed from French Metz, from Latin Mediomatrici (later Mettis). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Metz}} French Metz, {{der|en|la|Mediomatrici}} Latin Mediomatrici Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Metz
  1. The capital city of Moselle department, Grand Est, France. Categories (place): Cities in Grand Est, France, Cities in Moselle, France, Places in France, Places in Grand Est, France, Places in Moselle, France Translations (the capital city of Moselle department, France): Mɛts (Akan), Metz [feminine] (Catalan), 梅斯 (Méisī) (Chinese Mandarin), Méty (Czech), Mɛts (Farefare), Metz (French), Metz [neuter] (German), Meds [Palatine, Rhine-Franconian] (German), メス (Mesu) (Japanese), Divodurum [neuter] (Latin), Mettis [feminine, plural] (Latin), मेस (mes) (Marathi), Mètz (Occitan), Metz [feminine] (Portuguese), Мец (Mec) [masculine] (Russian), מעץ (mets) (Yiddish)
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  2. A locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Australia, Villages in Australia, Villages in New South Wales, Australia
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  3. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Metz-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Catalan translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 45 44 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Metzian Related terms: Messine
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      "lang": "Marathi",
      "lang_code": "mr",
      "roman": "mes",
      "sense": "the capital city of Moselle department, France",
      "word": "मेस"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "sense": "the capital city of Moselle department, France",
      "word": "Mètz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "the capital city of Moselle department, France",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Metz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Mec",
      "sense": "the capital city of Moselle department, France",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Мец"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "mets",
      "sense": "the capital city of Moselle department, France",
      "word": "מעץ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Metz"
}

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