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
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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Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
Her characters travel on the public transport and engage firsthand with the unglamorous but still relevant realities of a vast metropolis.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
In May, Pakistan’s major metropolises and many big cities in northern India were on high alert.
—Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2025
This is the metropolis of muscle, the place that for four centuries had thrived on hauling, storing, packing, and shipping stuff.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
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 9 Jun. 2025.
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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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