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Added 9 October 2026

metropolis

/mɪˈtɹɒp.ə.lɪs/ noun

In Latin: metropolis Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about metropolis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts.
Ancient Troy was a great city
People living in a large densely populated municipality.
the city voted for Republicans in 1994

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin mētropolis, from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, “mother city”), from μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city (state)”). By surface analysis, metro- + -polis. Doublet of metropole.

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