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[[File:Burg Metropole Country Map.png|right|thumb|Map of the Burgoignesc Metropole.]] | [[File:Burg Metropole Country Map.png|right|thumb|Map of the Burgoignesc Metropole.]] | ||
The Burgoignesc Metropole, sometimes called [[Levantia|Levantine]] [[Burgundie]], is a cultural designation for the three constituent countries of [[Ile Burgundie]], [[ | The Burgoignesc Metropole, sometimes called [[Levantia|Levantine]] [[Burgundie]], is a cultural designation for the three constituent countries of [[Ile Burgundie]], [[Nostrestran]], and [[Faramount]] of the nation of [[Burgundie]]. It is not a political entity and has no legal status. It spans an area of 1,659,897.5km. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The Burgoignesc metropole is based on the [[Istroya]]n word "metropolis" meaning mother city. Metropolis has since come, in the international community, a large city, and in southern ([[Catholic Church|Catholic]]) [[Levantia]], the seat of a metropolitan or archbishop. Metropole itself has come to specifically mean "the parent state of a colony", popularized as a neolog to describe [[Burgundie]], separate from its far-flung holdings that make up the [[Burgoignesc | The Burgoignesc metropole is based on the [[Istroya]]n word "metropolis" meaning mother city. Metropolis has since come, in the international community, a large city, and in southern ([[Catholic Church|Catholic]]) [[Levantia]], the seat of a metropolitan or archbishop. Metropole itself has come to specifically mean "the parent state of a colony", popularized as a neolog to describe [[Burgundie]], separate from its far-flung holdings that make up the [[Burgoignesc Thalattocracy]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Brother_jonathan.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Brother Auggie]], the satirical personification of Burgundie in general and the Burgoignesc Metropole in particular.]] | [[File:Brother_jonathan.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Brother Auggie]], the satirical personification of Burgundie in general and the Burgoignesc Metropole in particular.]] | ||
The term Burgoignesc Metropole was first attested following [[Burgundie]]'s unification in the 1870s. By [[1883]] it had become common parlance and its modern definition was codified in [[Burgundie]]. | The term Burgoignesc Metropole was first attested following [[Burgundie]]'s unification in the 1870s. By [[1883]] it had become common parlance and its modern definition was codified in [[Burgundie]]. | ||
It was used in the 1890s-1920s by [[Kiravia]]n newspapers to describe the unending [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] lust for expansionism and war. | It was used in the 1890s-1920s by [[Kiravia]]n newspapers to describe the unending [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] lust for expansionism and war. | ||
It was also used heavily in conjunction with [[Levantine Creep]] and [[Burgophobia|Burgophobic]] reportage in both [[Kiravia]] and [[Caphiria]] throughout the 20th century, especially during the [[Second Great War]]. In that time the phrase was also personified in [[Brother Auggie]] around the globe. | It was also used heavily in conjunction with [[Levantine Creep]] and [[Burgophobia|Burgophobic]] reportage in both [[Kiravia]] and [[Caphiria]] throughout the 20th century, especially during the [[Second Great War]]. In that time the phrase was also personified in [[Brother Auggie]] around the globe. | ||
==Cultural significance== | ==Cultural significance== | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Burgundie]] | *[[Burgundie]] | ||
*[[Burgoignesc | *[[Burgoignesc Thalattocracy]] | ||
*[[The Burgundies]] | *[[The Burgundies]] | ||
{{Burgundie NavBox}} | {{Burgundie NavBox}} | ||
[[Category:Culture of Burgundie]] | [[Category:Culture of Burgundie]] | ||
[[Category:IXWB]] | [[Category:IXWB]] | ||