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  1. 1. n. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. people living in a large densely populated municipality Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country. [Edinburgh] gray metropolis of the North. Tennyson. 2. (Eccl.) The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary. The great metropolis and see of Rome. Shak. Source: webster
  6. 6. The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest churchdignitary.The great metropolis and see of Rome. Shak. Source: adambom
  7. 7. 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 Source: ecdict

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