- Metropolis
- Metropolis Me*trop"o*lis, n. [L. metropolis, Gr. ?, prop., the
mother city (in relation to colonies); ? mother + ? city. See
{Mother}, and {Police}.]
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1. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or
country.
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[Edinburgh] gray metropolis of the North. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
2. (Eccl.) The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary. [1913 Webster]
The great metropolis and see of Rome. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. Any large city. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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