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metropolis

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of metropolis

a thickly settled, highly populated area

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

Synonyms of metropolis

asphalt jungle, burg, city, cosmopolis, megacity, megalopolis, municipality, town

Words Related to metropolis

exurb, suburb, suburbia

central city, edge city, garden city

core city, downtown, inner city, midtown

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