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    metropolis
    /mɪˈtrɒpəlɪs/

    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 capital (city)chief townstate/regional/provincial capitalcounty town

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  2. A metropolis is a very large city, often the most important city in a large area or country. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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    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.

  4. The meaning of METROPOLIS is the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region. How to use metropolis in a sentence.

  5. 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. / mɪˈtrɒpəlɪs /.

  6. A metropolis is a very large city, often the most important city in a large area or country. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from various sources.

  7. A metropolis is the largest, busiest, and most important city in a country or region.

  8. 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." The noun metropolis comes from the Greek roots mētēr, meaning "mother," and pólis, meaning "city."