Metropolis
Word | METROPOLIS |
Character | 10 |
Hyphenation | me trop o lis |
Pronunciations | /mɪˈtɹɒpəlɪs/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Metropolis"
What do we mean by metropolis?
A major city, especially the chief city of a country or region. noun
A city or an urban area regarded as the center of a specific activity. noun
The chief see of a metropolitan bishop. noun
The mother city or country of an overseas colony, especially in ancient Greece. noun
In ancient Greece, the mother city or parent state of a colony, as Corinth of Corcyra and Syracuse, or Phocæa of Massalia (Marseilles), the colony being independent, but usually maintaining close relations with the metropolis. noun
Later, a chief city; a seat of government; in the early church, the see or chief city of an ecclesiastical province. noun
In modern usage: Specifically, the see or seat of a metropolitan bishop. noun
The capital city or seat of government of a country, as London, Paris, or Washington noun
A chief city; a city holding the first rank in any respect, within a certain territorial range: as, New York is the commercial metropolis of the United States. noun
In zoögeog. and botany, the place of most numerous representation of a species by individuals, or of a genus by species; the focus of a generic area. See generic. noun
The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country. noun
The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary. noun
Any large city. noun
The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony, especially in the Ancient Greek/Hellenistic world. noun
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas. noun
The see of a metropolitan archbishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops. noun
People living in a large densely populated municipality noun
A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts noun
(history) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
(canon law) The see of a metropolitan archbishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.
A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.
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