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Thesaurus: metropolis

The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.

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  1. n. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.
  2. n. The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary.
  3. n. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
  4. n. people living in a large densely populated municipality
  5. The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest churchdignitary.The great metropolis and see of Rome. Shak.
  6. 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