Associations to the word «Metropolis»

Wiktionary

METROPOLIS, noun. (history) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony, especially in the Ancient Greek/Hellenistic world.
METROPOLIS, noun. A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
METROPOLIS, noun. (canon law) The see of a metropolitan archbishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley