metropolis
noun
me·trop·o·lis
mə-ˈträ-p(ə-)ləs 
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
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Examples of metropolis in a Sentence
a big, teeming metropolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their mark
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But that’s not how thriving metropolises typically come to exist.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 May 2024
Then, like its neighbors, this once-thriving metropolis ceased to exist.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 May 2024
Then, like its neighbors, this once-thriving metropolis ceased to exist.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for metropolis
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“Metropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metropolis. Accessed 25 May. 2024.
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metropolis
noun
me·trop·o·lis
mə-ˈträp-(ə-)ləs
1
: the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
2
: a large important city
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