metropolis
Definition of metropolis:
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part of speech: noun
The chief city or capital of a country: ( properly) the chief cathedral city, as Canterbury of England:- pl. METROPOLISES.
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part of speech: noun
Mother city; the chief city or capital of a kingdom or state; among naturalists, the district of greatest number, either of typical or specific forms, amongst the generic assemblages or areas of plants and animals that exist within definite geographical limits.
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Common misspellings:
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- metropols (13.3%)
- metroplis (46.7%)
- metroplex (26.7%)
- metroppolis (13.3%)
Usage examples for metropolis:
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In 1836 Bishop Blomfield inaugurated the Metropolis Churches Fund, to which he himself gave up sinecure patronage at St. Paul's to the extent of 10, 000l.
"The Religious Life of London" – J. Ewing Ritchie -
Key West, the metropolis and has good harbor and naval station pop.
"Alden's Handy Atlas of the World" – John B. Alden -
Isabel's wedding was declared by the newspapers to have been one of the most brilliant remembered in the metropolis
"The Duke's Children" – Anthony Trollope
