OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 7703

metropolis

/mɪˈtɹɒp.ə.lɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
metrópolis • urbe
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
An immense metropolis, like London, is calculated to make men selfish and uninteresting.
Holonym: metropolitan area