metropolis (noun)

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• metropolis — ► NOUN ▪ the principal city of a country or region. ORIGIN Greek, from m t r mother + polis city …   English terms dictionary

• metropolis — me‧trop‧o‧lis [mˈtrɒpls ǁ mˈtrɑː ] noun [countable] a very large city with a lot of industrial and economic activity that is usually the most important city in a country or area, but not always its capital: • a sprawling industrial metropolis …   Financial and business terms

• metropolis — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek mētropolis, from mētr , mētēr mother + polis city more at mother, police Date: 14th century 1. the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region 2. the city or state of origin of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• metropolis — noun their trip to the booming metropolis made them eager to return to their little house in the sticks Syn: capital (city), chief town, county town; big city, conurbation, megalopolis, megacity …   Thesaurus of popular words

• metropolis — noun /mɪˈtɹɒpəlɪs/ a) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony, especially in the Ancient Greek/Hellenistic world. b) A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural… …   Wiktionary

• metropolis — noun (C) a very large city that is the most important city in a country or area …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• metropolis — UK [məˈtrɒpəlɪs] / US [məˈtrɑpəlɪs] noun [countable] Word forms metropolis : singular metropolis plural metropolises mainly literary a big city, especially considered as somewhere that is very busy and exciting …   English dictionary

• metropolis — [mɪ trɒp(ə)lɪs] noun the capital city of a country. ↘a very large and busy city. Origin ME: via late L. from Gk mētropolis mother state , from mētēr, mētr mother + polis city …   English new terms dictionary

• metropolis — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. capital, megalopolis, conurbation, municipality; see center 2 , city . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. capital, city, municipality, downtown, urban sprawl, megalopolis. see city, New York III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A… …   English dictionary for students

• metropolis — me|trop|o|lis [ mə trapəlıs ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a big city, especially considered as somewhere that is very busy and exciting …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• metropolis — [məˈtrɒpəlɪs] noun [C] a big city …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English