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metropolis
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me·trop·o·lis

noun \mə-ˈträ-p(ə-)ləs\

Definition of METROPOLIS

1
: the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
2
: the city or state of origin of a colony (as of ancient Greece)
3
a : a city regarded as a center of a specified activity
b : a large important city
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Examples of METROPOLIS

  1. <a big, teeming metropolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their mark>

Origin of METROPOLIS

Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek mētropolis, from mētr-, mētēr mother + polis city — more at mother, police
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to METROPOLIS

Synonyms
asphalt jungle, burg, cosmopolis, megacity, megalopolis, city, municipality, town

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with METROPOLIS

acropolis, cosmopolis, necropolis

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