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1. A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
   "Ancient Troy was a great metropolis";
   - city, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. People living in a large densely populated municipality
   "the metropolis voted for Republicans in 1994";
   - city

Derived forms: metropolises

Type of: municipality

Encyclopedia: Metropolis, Il Metropolis, IL Metropolis Metropolis, Nevada Metropolis, NV Metropolis, Illinois