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metropolis definition

me·tropo·lis (mə träp′ə lis)

noun pl. metropolises -·lises

  1. the main city, often the capital, of a country, state, or region
  2. any large city or center of population, culture, etc.
  3. in ancient Greece, the mother city or state of a colony

Etymology: LL < Gr mētropolis < mētēr, mother + polis, a state, city: see police

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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