Metropolis meaning
The definition of a metropolis is a large or main city.
An example of a metropolis is Manhattan, New York.
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A major city, especially the chief city of a country or region.
Chicago, the metropolis of the Midwest.
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The chief see of a metropolitan bishop.
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The mother city or country of an overseas colony, especially in ancient Greece.
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The main city, often the capital, of a country, state, or region.
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Any large city or center of population, culture, etc.
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In ancient Greece, the mother city or state of a colony.
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A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
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A city or an urban area regarded as the center of a specific activity.
A great cultural metropolis.
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Origin of metropolis
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- First attested in Middle English: from Late Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother city”), from μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city (state)”).
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