metropolis

[Me*tropĀ·o*lis]

A large, densely populated urban area is called a metropolis. "She liked living in a metropolis because there were many opportunities in a city that were not available elsewhere, like 24 hour diners."

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The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.

Noun
people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"

Noun
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"


n.
The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.

n.
The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary.


Metropolis

Me*trop"o*lis , n. [L. metropolis, Gr. , prop., the mother city (in relation to colonies); mother + city. See Mother, and Police.] 1. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.
[Edinburgh] gray metropolis of the North.
2. (Eccl.) The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary.
The great metropolis and see of Rome.

The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.

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Sydney in the 1960s wasn't the exuberant multicultural metropolis it is today. Out in the city's western reaches, days passed in a sun-struck stupor. In the evenings, families gathered on their verandas waiting for the 'southerly buster' - the thunderstorm that would break the heat and leave the air cool enough to allow sleep.

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