metropolis
[ mi-trop-uh-lis ]
/ mɪˈtrɒp ə lɪs /
noun, plural me·trop·o·lis·es.
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for metropolis
metropolis
/ (mɪˈtrɒpəlɪs) /
noun plural -lises
the main city, esp of a country or region; capital
a centre of activity
the chief see in an ecclesiastical province
Word Origin for metropolis
C16: from Late Latin from Greek: mother city or state, from
mētēr mother +
polis city