noun
metropolis
mih-TROP-uh-lihs
noun
1
A very large, busy city, especially the main city of a region or country.
"Tokyo has grown into a sprawling metropolis of over thirteen million people."
How to Use Metropolis
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA huge, important city.
Common pairings
bustling metropolis
sprawling metropolis
Word Forms
metropolises plural, metropoleis plural, metropoles plural, metropolizes plural, metropolisses plural, metropoli plural, metropolis's plural
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Etymology
From Greek mētropolis ("mother city"), from mētēr ("mother") + polis ("city").