Metropolis
20 definitions retrieved  Metropolis \Me*trop"o*lis\, n. [L. metropolis, Gr. ?, prop., the mother city (in relation to colonies); ? mother + ? city. See Mother, and Police.] [1913 Webster] 1. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country. [1913 Webster] [Edinburgh] gray metropolis of the North. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary. [1913 Webster] The great metropolis and see of Rome. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Any large city. [PJC]  metropolis n 1: a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" [syn: city, metropolis, {urban center}] 2: people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994" [syn: city, metropolis]  METROPOLIS, n. A stronghold of provincialism.  Metropolis, IL (city, FIPS 48645) Location: 37.15219 N, 88.71196 W Population (1990): 6734 (3137 housing units) Area: 12.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62960  metropolis [mətrɔpəlis] Hauptstadt; Metropole  metropolis [mətrɔpəlis] cathair  metropolis [mətrɔpəlis] metropolis  metropolis [mətrɔpəlis] hoofdstad; metropolis; metropool; moederland; wereldstad grote stad; wereldstad hoofdstad  metropolis [mətrɔpəlis] metrópole capital  metropolis [mətrɔpəlis] capital  metropolis [mətrɔpəlis] världsstad huvudstad  metropolis [mətrɔpəlis] dinas  metropolis Metropole  metropolis metropolis  metropolis [metropoləs] Metropole  metropolis [metropoləs] metropolis  metropolis Hauptstadt f metropolis Metropole f  Metropolis, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 6482 Housing Units (2000): 3265 Land area (2000): 5.005127 sq. miles (12.963220 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.063759 sq. miles (0.165134 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.068886 sq. miles (13.128354 sq. km) FIPS code: 48645 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 37.153332 N, 88.725374 W ZIP Codes (1990): 62960 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Metropolis, IL Metropolis  81 Moby Thesaurus words for "metropolis": Kreis, Stadt, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, art center, bailiwick, banlieue, bishopric, boom town, borough, bourg, burg, burgh, canton, capital, capital city, city, commune, congressional district, constablewick, conurbation, county, departement, diocese, district, duchy, electoral district, electorate, exurb, exurbia, faubourg, garment center, ghost town, government, greater city, hamlet, hundred, magistracy, manufacturing center, market town, medical center, megalopolis, metropolitan area, municipality, oblast, okrug, outskirts, parish, polis, precinct, principality, province, railroad center, region, riding, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shipping center, shire, shopping center, shrievalty, soke, spread city, stake, state, suburb, suburbia, territory, tourist center, town, township, trade center, urban center, urban complex, urban sprawl, urbs, village, ville, wapentake, ward Metropolis related |
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