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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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
The 31-year-old Latin trap sensation, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio and was born in the Puerto Rican metropolis of Bayamón, packed his halftime performance with tributes to Latin American culture and community.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Southern metropolises like Charleston, Nashville, and New Orleans also made the cut.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
By March, the metropolis blooms into its jacaranda season which turns the city purple.
—Atenea Morales De La Cruz, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Metropolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metropolis. Accessed 18 Feb. 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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