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metropolis

noun
/mɪˈtɹɒp.ə.lɪs/UK/məˈtɹɑp.ə.lɪs/US/mɛʈro.polɪs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother city”), from μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city (state)”). By surface analysis, metro- + -polis. Doublet of metropole.

  1. derived from μητρόπολις
  2. borrowed from mētropolis

Definitions

  1. The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.

    • Colonies certainly did not become "clones" of their metropolises, but it is equally false that their colonial heritages were not influenced by the organization of the metropolises.

  2. A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished…

    A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.

    • Holonym: metropolitan area
    • An immense metropolis, like London, is calculated to make men selfish and uninteresting.

  3. The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.

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    1. A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.

    2. A city, the county seat of Massac County, Illinois, United States.

    3. A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.

    4. A classical city site in Anatolia (Turkey).

    5. A fictional city serving as the primary setting for the Superman franchise, published by…

      A fictional city serving as the primary setting for the Superman franchise, published by DC Comics.

      • My city need a hero, so I treat it like Metropolis / And it's a few bad Lois Lanes I can't name

    6. Nickname for New York City

      Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.

    7. Nickname for London

      Nickname for London: the capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London.

      • The journey from our town to the metropolis, was a journey of about five hours.

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Derived

aerotropolis, metro, metropole, Metropolis, Metropolis of Lyon, metropolitan, metropolize, minimetropolis

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA