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 metropolisb : a large important city one of Europe's great metropolises
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Examples of metropolis in a Sentence
a big, teeming metropolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their mark
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METROPOLIS Defined for English Language Learners
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: a very large or important city
METROPOLIS Defined for Kids
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1 : the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
2 : a large or important city
Word Root of metropolis
The Greek word polis, meaning “city” or “community,” and the related word polītēs, meaning “citizen,” give us the roots polis and polit. Words from Greek polis and polītēs have something to do with cities or communities or the citizens who live in them. A metropolis is the most important city in an area. The police are a group that enforces the law so as to protect citizens. Politics is the science and art of governing citizens.
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