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Meaning of metic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmɛtɪk

Definitions

In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there.

historical

Equivalents

Deutsch Metöke
Ελληνικά μέτοικος
Español meteco
Français métèque
Italiano meteco
Latina metoecus
Nederlands metoik
Polski metojk
Português meteco
Русский мете́к

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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