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metropolis

met·ro·po·lis

UK/mɪˈtɹɒp.ə.lɪs/ US/məˈtɹɑp.ə.lɪs/ fairly common

noun

1.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

  • “Ancient Troy was a great city”
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2.

people living in a large densely populated municipality

  • “the city voted for Republicans in 1994”
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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother city”), from μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city (state)”). By surface analysis, metro- + -polis. Doublet of metropole.

Phrases

  • Metropolis of Lyon

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