Metropolis

n.	1.
	1.	The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country. [Edinburgh] gray metropolis of the North. - Tennyson.
	2.	(Eccl.) The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary. The great metropolis and see of Rome. - Shak.
	3.	Any large city.

Noun	1.	metropolis - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" Synonyms: city, urban center
	2.	metropolis - people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994" Synonyms: city

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