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metropolisa very large city, especially the chief city of a country or region

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a very large city, especially the chief city of a country or region

Pronunciation (IPA): /məˈtrɑːpəlɪs/

Korean meaning: 대도시, 특히 한 나라나 지역의 중심 도시

Korean pronunciation: 머**트**러펄리스

Example Sentences

  • After living in a small town for years, Jake felt overwhelmed by the fast-paced life in the metropolis.
  • My grandmother still gets lost in the metropolis even with GPS, claiming that 'back in her day, cities had only three buildings.'
  • Tokyo is considered one of the most populous metropolises in the world.

metropolis

NOUN

//məˈtrɑːpəlɪs//

a very large city, especially the chief city of a country or region

metropolis concept
💡 Concept

a very large city, especially the chief city of a country or region

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metropolis rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From necropolis to acropolis to metropolis - cities through time

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/məˈtrɑːpəlɪs/
🇬🇧 UK/məˈtrɒpəlɪs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixmetro--
Root-polis

Origin

고대 그리스에서 '어머니 도시'라는 뜻으로, 식민지를 거느린 본국 도시를 가리켰습니다. 마치 어머니가 자식들을 돌보듯 주변 지역을 관할하는 중심 도시였죠.

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🎵Rhyme

necropolisacropoliscosmopolis
necropolis
acropolis
cosmopolis

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📝Examples

After living in a small town for years, Jake felt overwhelmed by the fast-paced life in the metropolis.

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My grandmother still gets lost in the metropolis even with GPS, claiming that 'back in her day, cities had only three buildings.'

Tokyo is considered one of the most populous metropolises in the world.

😄 Fun example

The superhero's job became much easier once he realized that 90% of all crimes in the metropolis happened within a two-block radius of the bank.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

megacityurban centercitymunicipality

Antonyms

villagecountrysiderural area

Related

metropolitancosmopolitanurbanizationcityscape