metropolis

me-trop-o-lis · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A very large and densely populated city, especially one that is the chief city of a country or region.

  2. 2.

    The main or capital city of a country, state, or region.

Forms

plural: metropolises

Related words

Antonyms: hamlet, village
See also: capital, city, metropolitan
Synonyms: capital, city, urban center

Etymology

From Greek metropolis meaning "mother city," from meter (mother) + polis (city).