metropolis

noun

me·trop·o·lis | \ 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)

3a : a city regarded as a center of a specified activity an industrial metropolis a cattle metropolis

b : a large important city one of Europe's great metropolises

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

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Mexico City also was also scheduled to hold its annual earthquake drill, with sirens set to blare across the metropolis following a moment of silence for quake victims. — Peter Orsi, Fox News, "Mexico commemorates victims of deadly quakes," 19 Sep. 2018 Occupying more than 14,000 acres, the pop-up metropolis features distinctive neighborhoods, extensive dining and entertainment, even a small airport. — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, "The Vanishing City," 13 Aug. 2018 The tsunami warning was canceled after no large waves were detected near the metropolis of 400,000, where 54% of Alaska’s population lives. — Jim Carlton, WSJ, "Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Rocks Anchorage," 30 Nov. 2018 But beyond its role as a representation of England, the city is also a global metropolis where the world’s cultures unfold in a sprawling patchwork of diverse neighborhoods. — Elizabeth Wellington, Vogue, "Where to Find London’s Hidden French Side," 7 Jan. 2019 Sean Hannity, live from New York City, the metropolis to the North is with us right now. — Fox News, "Tucker: Brett Kavanaugh and the hypocrisy of the Democratic Party," 18 Sep. 2018 Manaus, a bustling metropolis in the heart of the Amazon, is more than 2,400 miles from the author’s native Belo Horizonte, and it’s where the book begins during the 2014 World Cup. — Bruno Garcez, San Francisco Chronicle, "‘The Third Bank of the River,’ by Chris Feliciano Arnold," 14 June 2018 Image With big dreams come rude awakenings, and the dreams that built a thriving metropolis in a remote corner of Southern California were bigger than most. — Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, "In ‘The Mirage Factory,’ a Thriving Los Angeles Born From Humble Beginnings," 23 May 2018 But impressive as this sounds, citizens of China's great metropolises won't be putting away their pollution masks just yet. — Arthur Wyns, USA TODAY, "Life behind a mask — China's cities still choking on smog," 18 Jan. 2018

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