Metropolis synonyms

mĭ-trŏp'ə-lĭs

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megalopolis
An extensive, heavily populated, continuously urban area that includes a number of cities
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city
The inhabitants of a city considered as a group.
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municipality
The governing body of such a district.
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capital
A city or town that is the official seat of government of a state, nation, etc.
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conurbation
A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl
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burg
(North America) A city or town.
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town
An area that is more densely populated or developed than the surrounding area:
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urban (related)
A patronymic surname.
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urban center
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
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suburb (related)
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cityscape (related)
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underworld (related)
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center (related)
An area of dense population:
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Metropolis Sentence Examples

  • In the 4th century it became the metropolis of Narbonensis Secunda.

  • The destruction of Jerusalem might be regarded as an event of merely domestic importance; for the Roman cosmopolitan it was only the removal of the titular metropolis of a national and an Oriental religion.

  • At this period the metropolis of Byzacena was after Carthage the most important town in Roman Africa.

  • The mean annual rainfall ranges in different parts of the metropolis from about 202 to 272 in.

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