"Metz" meaning in English

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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 the Moselle department, Grand Est, France. Categories (place): Cities in France, Cities in Grand Est, Departmental capitals, Places in France, Places in Grand Est Translations (the capital city of Moselle department, France): Mɛts (Akan), 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), Mètz (Occitan), Metz [feminine] (Portuguese), Мец (Mec) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Metz-en-name-g6Nu9HnJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'the capital city of Moselle department, France': 99 1
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Metz-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Metzian Related terms: Messine

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