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metropolis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | city |
| Type of | municipality |
metropolis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | city, urban center |
| Type of | municipality |
| Has types | state capital, provincial capital, national capital |
| Derivation | metropolitan |
Examples of metropolis
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It's hard to imagine feeling farther from the metropolis two hours to the south.
From the post-gazette.com
Frankfurt is a tiny village compared to the financial metropolis that is London.
From the economist.com
New arrivals from Latin America and Asia have pushed up rents in the metropolis.
From the economist.com
I strongly advise against taking a long-haul trip to this functional metropolis.
From the independent.co.uk
At least one of Mr Qaddafi's sons is said to keep a bolthole in the metropolis.
From the economist.com
Today, it is a bustling metropolis, its past contained in a comfortable museum.
From the sacbee.com
Tiny made-for-the-metropolis hatches have come a long way, a nod to downsizers.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
How did this small metropolis plunked down in the middle of corn country win out?
From the dispatch.com
Throughout the book, you'll learn many ways to manage your personal metropolis.
From the abcnews.go.com
- City: a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"
- City: people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"
- A metropolis is a large city, in most cases with over half a million inhabitants in the city proper, and with a population of at least one million living in its urban agglomeration. ...
- Metropolis (Metropolis Noord 1 BV) is an airline based in the Netherlands.
- Is an anime film released in Japan in 2001 and loosely based on the 1949 Metropolis manga created by the late Osamu Tezuka and also a loose adaptation of the famous silent German film of the same name. ...
- Metropolis is a monthly magazine about architecture and design, with a focus on sustainability. It is based in New York and has been published since 1981, with the current print circulation around 57,000 .
- Metropolis is a 40-storey residential / hotel skyscraper in the Auckland CBD of Auckland, New Zealand, developed in 1999 by Krukziener Properties. Commended for its style and quality, the NZ$180 million cost of its construction also led to major financial fallout. ...
- Metropolis is a barbershop quartet known around the world for their entertaining performances, visual style and choreography, pushing the envelope of the barbershop art form - an approach that has garnered the group five consecutive medals with the Barbershop Harmony Society at their annual ...
- Metropolis is a compilation album by Client released in 2006. The album contains b-sides and remixes.
