metropolis
metropolis
nounDefinition of METROPOLIS
a thickly settled, highly populated area <a big, teeming metropolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their mark>
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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