me·trop·o·lis /məˈtrɑp(ə)ləs/
大都市,重要中心,首府
Me·trop·o·lis n.
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.
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metropolis
n 1: a large and densely populated urban area; may include
several independent administrative districts; "Ancient
Troy was a great city" [syn: city, urban center]
2: people living in a large densely populated municipality;
"the city voted for Republicans in 1994" [syn: city]