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metic

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

Españolmeteco
Françaismétèque
DeutschMetöke
7 more languages
Ελληνικάμέτοικος
Italianometeco
Latinametoecus
Nederlandsmetoik
Polskimetojk
Portuguêsmeteco
Русскиймете́к

CEFR level

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