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Synonyms of metropolis
a thickly settled, highly populated area
- a big, teeming metropolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their mark
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“Metropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metropolis. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of metropolis was in the 14th century
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