metropolis
noun
me·trop·o·lis
mə-ˈträ-p(ə-)ləs 
1
: the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
2
: the city or state of origin of a colony (as of ancient Greece)
3
a
: a city regarded as a center of a specified activity
an industrial metropolis
a cattle metropolis
b
: a large important city
one of Europe's great metropolises
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a big, teeming metropolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their mark
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Eric MacK, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Photos by Jun Michael Park The Afar guide to Busan
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As part of a larger plan to make the metropolis more walkable by 2040, local authorities have approved the construction of an elevated path dubbed the Future Loop in addition to over 4,000 miles of other new walkways that will be placed throughout the city, according to Dezeen.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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Eric MacK, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Photos by Jun Michael Park The Afar guide to Busan
Seoul may glitter with K-pop and Gangnam style, but Korea’s second-largest metropolis sparkles in its own way.
—Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
That includes the vast metropolis Iacon and the planet’s rugged surface.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
As part of a larger plan to make the metropolis more walkable by 2040, local authorities have approved the construction of an elevated path dubbed the Future Loop in addition to over 4,000 miles of other new walkways that will be placed throughout the city, according to Dezeen.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Metropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metropolis. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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metropolis
noun
me·trop·o·lis
mə-ˈträp-(ə-)ləs
1
: the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
2
: a large important city
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