Noun: metropolis mu'tró-pu-lis
- A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
"Ancient Troy was a great metropolis";
- city, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]
- People living in a large densely populated municipality
"the metropolis voted for Republicans in 1994";
- city
Derived forms: metropolises
Type of: municipality
Encyclopedia: Metropolis, Illinois