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metropolis

/məˈtɹɑp.ə.lɪs/noun4 syllables

Metropolis means: a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts.

Synonyms for metropolis6

noun, as in a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

city, urban center

noun, as in people living in a large densely populated municipality

city

also used for metropolis

mother city, metropole, metropolitan city, archbishopric

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What does metropolis mean?2

noun

1

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts“Ancient Troy was a great city”

2

people living in a large densely populated municipality“the city voted for Republicans in 1994”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Metropolis in a sentence

  • A recent survey reveals that the population density in the metropolis is decreasing.CM
  • A recent survey revealed that the population density in the metropolis was decreasing.phiz
  • Algiers is a metropolis of three and a half million people.Amastan
  • Algiers is a metropolis with a population of three million and a half.Amastan
  • Sirens blared as they raced into the heart of the crowded metropolis.CM
  • The city center of Algiers glitters like any major metropolis.Amastan
  • Rapid urbanization is transforming Algiers and its vicinity into a global metropolis.Amastan
  • The town felt like a metropolis.OsoHombre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of metropolis

as a noun

plural
metropolises