metropole

(noun)

The parent-state of a colony.

Related Terms

Examples of metropole in the following topics:

  • Colonialism and Neocolonialism

    • It is a process whereby the metropole, or parent state, claims sovereignty over the colony, and the social structure, government, and economy of the colony are changed by colonizers from the metropole.
    • Colonialism is a set of unequal relationships between the metropole and the colony, and between the colonists and the indigenous, or native, population .

  • Colonialism, Decolonization, and Neo-Colonialism

    • In colonialism, the metropole or colonizing power claims sovereignty over the colony.