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noun
- 1. the capital or chief city of a country or region: "he preferred the peaceful life of the countryside to the bustle of the metropolis" Similar
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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) 3. a. : 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. Synonyms. asphalt jungle. burg. city.
A metropolis ( / mɪˈtrɒpəlɪs /) [2] is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural area for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.
METROPOLIS definition: 1. a very large city, often the most important city in a large area or country: 2. a very large…. Learn more.
any large, busy city. the chief, and sometimes capital, city of a country, state, or region. a central or principal place, as of some activity: the music metropolis of France. the mother city or parent state of a colony, especially of an ancient Greek colony. the chief see of an ecclesiastical province. metropolis.
a very large city, often the most important city in a large area or country: Soon afterward he left to begin his career in the metropolis. a sprawling / bustling / modern metropolis. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general) aerotropolis. anti-city. anti-urban. boom town. Brummie. burgher.
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."
A metropolis is the largest, busiest, and most important city in a country or region.
a large, important city (often the capital city of a country or region) Barcelona has all the amenities you would expect to find in a great metropolis. late Middle English (denoting the see of a metropolitan bishop): via late Latin from Greek mētropolis ‘mother state’, from mētēr, mētr- ‘mother’ + polis ‘city’.
1. A major city, especially the chief city of a country or region: Chicago, the metropolis of the Midwest. 2. A city or an urban area regarded as the center of a specific activity: a great cultural metropolis. 3. Ecclesiastical The chief see of a metropolitan bishop. 4. The mother city or country of an overseas colony, especially in ancient Greece.
METROPOLIS meaning: a very large city, often the capital of a country or region. Learn more.
