metropolis

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

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

Related Words: borough; conurbation; urban sprawl; exurb, suburb, suburbia; central city, edge city, garden city; core city, downtown, inner city, midtown

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Other Government and Politics Terms

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

Rhymes with METROPOLIS

acropolis, cosmopolis, necropolis