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
Examples of metropolis in a Sentence
a big, teeming metropolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their mark
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After all, it was shot in three distinct parts of the country, namely the countryside, the desert and the bustling metropolis of Lagos.
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A lot of that scale is built not so much horizontally, but vertically, thanks to a recreation of the legendary Shuto Expressway that weaves through and above the metropolis.
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My journey involved a train ride to a major coastal metropolis in the Northeast, then an hour’s trip by boat to the remote tourist town in which the school was located.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 May 2026
After all, it was shot in three distinct parts of the country, namely the countryside, the desert and the bustling metropolis of Lagos.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
A lot of that scale is built not so much horizontally, but vertically, thanks to a recreation of the legendary Shuto Expressway that weaves through and above the metropolis.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026
My journey involved a train ride to a major coastal metropolis in the Northeast, then an hour’s trip by boat to the remote tourist town in which the school was located.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
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“Metropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metropolis. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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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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