metropolis
noun
me·trop·o·lis
mə-ˈträ-p(ə-)ləs 
1
: the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
2
: the city or state of origin of a colony (as of ancient Greece)
3
a
: a city regarded as a center of a specified activity
an industrial metropolis
a cattle metropolis
b
: a large important city
one of Europe's great metropolises
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Examples of metropolis in a Sentence
a big, teeming metropolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their mark
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Venice is officially the first metropolis in the world to start implementing a day-trip fee in an effort to help the Italian hot spot combat overtourism during peak season, The Associated Press reported.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
With the capital, Jakarta, sinking into the sea, the departing president, Joko Widodo, is building a new capital that is billed as a green metropolis powered by renewable energy.
—Sui-Lee Wee Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
With the capital, Jakarta, sinking into the sea, the departing president, Joko Widodo, is building a new capital that is billed as a green metropolis powered by renewable energy.
—Sui-Lee Wee Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Metropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metropolis. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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metropolis
noun
me·trop·o·lis
mə-ˈträp-(ə-)ləs
1
: the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
2
: a large important city
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