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    A metropolis (/ m ɪ ˈ t r ɒ p əl ɪ s /) 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.

  3. formal uk / məˈtrɒp. ə l.ɪs / us / məˈtrɑː.p ə l.ɪs / Add to word list. a very large city, often the most important city in a large area or country: Soon afterwards he left to begin his career in the metropolis. a sprawling / bustling / modern metropolis. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  4. metropolis. noun [ C ] formal us / məˈtrɑː.p ə l.ɪs / uk / məˈtrɒp. ə l.ɪs /. Add to word list. Add to word list. a very large city, often the most important city in a large area or country: Soon afterward he left to begin his career in the metropolis. a sprawling / bustling / modern metropolis.

  5. 1. : the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region. 2. : the city or state of origin of a colony (as of ancient Greece) 3. a. : a city regarded as a center of a specified activity. an industrial metropolis. a cattle metropolis. b. : a large important city. one of Europe's great metropolises. Synonyms. asphalt jungle. burg. city.

  6. 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 /.

  7. Definitions of metropolis. noun. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts. synonyms: city, urban center. see more. noun. people living in a large densely populated municipality. synonyms: city. see more.

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