metropolis

metropolis

noun

Definition of METROPOLIS

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

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

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