Metapolis?

[keannu]

There is a shopping mall called "Metapolis" in Korea.
What do you think it means? I don't get it.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Wikipedia says it is a complex in your nation, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metapolis

Not a teacher.

 

[keannu]

I want to analyze it like "meta = metal" + "polis = city".

 

[Matthew Wai]

The Longman dictionary says 'meta' is a prefix, see http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/meta-

Not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I think it is a play on the word "metropolis".

 

[BobK]

:up: And I think the play would have been better if the name had been Megapolis (because it is big, while 'meta' is simply irrelevant). I guess the people who named it thought 'meta' sounded cool because of the HTML tag.

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