| metropolis | 1. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country. "[Edinburgh] gray metropolis of the North." (Tennyson) 2. The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary. "The great metropolis and see of Rome." (Shak) Origin: L. Metropolis, Gr, prop, the mother city (in relation to colonies); mother + city. See Mother, and Police. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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