Thesaurus: metropolis
The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.
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Definitions
- n. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.
- n. The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary.
- n. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
- n. people living in a large densely populated municipality
- The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest churchdignitary.The great metropolis and see of Rome. Shak.
- n:100 n a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts n people living in a large densely populated municipality