metropolis

/mətɹˈɑpələs/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
   “Ancient Troy was a great city”
2. people living in a large densely populated municipality
   “the city voted for Republicans in 1994”

Synonyms for metropolis

• city
• urban center

Words that rhyme with metropolis

• acropolis
• megalopolis
• necropolis
• heliopolis
• papadopoulos
• stephanopoulos