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metropolis

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Synonyms: petropolis, metropoleis, metropoles, metropolies, necropolis, megatropolis, metropolises, metropole, nekropolis, metropolite, metroptosis

Antonyms: petropolis, metropoleis, metropoles, metropolies, necropolis, megatropolis, metropolises, metropole, nekropolis, metropolite, metroptosis

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|history|especially|Ancient Greece}} The mother (founding) [[polis]] (city state) of a [[colony]].
  2. {{sid|en|Q200250}} A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
  3. {{lb|en|Orthodox Christianity}} The [[see]] of a [[metropolitan bishop]], ranking above its [[suffragan]] diocesan bishops.
  4. {{lb|en|ecology}} A [[generic]] [[focus]] in the [[distribution]] of [[plant]]s or [[animal]]s.

Proper noun

  1. {{place|en|city/county seat|co/Massac County|s/Illinois|c/USA}}.
  2. {{place|en|ghost town|co/Elko County|s/Nevada|c/USA}}.
  3. A classical city site in [[Anatolia]] ([[Turkey]]).
  4. {{lb|en|fiction}} {{place|en|fictional city|serving as the primary setting for the [[Superman]] franchise, published by {{w|DC Comics}}|cat=Superman}}.
  5. {{place|en|@nickname for:New York City|major city|s/New York|c/USA}}.

Proper noun

  1. {{lb|en|England|dated}} {{place|en|@nickname for:London|capital city|c/United Kingdom|;|capital city|cc/England|within|co/Greater London}}.

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