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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Metropolis  \Me*trop"o*lis\,  n.  [L.  metropolis,  Gr  ?,  prop.,  the 
  mother  city  (in  relation  to  colonies);  ?  mother  +  ?  city.  See 
  {Mother},  and  {Police}.] 
  1.  The  mother  city;  the  chief  city  of  a  kingdom,  state,  or 
  country. 
 
  [Edinburgh]  gray  metropolis  of  the  North. 
  --Tennyson. 
 
  2.  (Eccl.)  The  seat,  or  see  of  the  metropolitan,  or  highest 
  church  dignitary. 
 
  The  great  metropolis  and  see  of  Rome.  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  metropolis 
  n  1:  a  large  and  densely  populated  urban  area;  may  include 
  several  independent  administrative  districts;  "Ancient 
  Troy  was  a  great  city"  [syn:  {city},  {urban  center}] 
  2:  people  living  in  a  large  densely  populated  municipality; 
  "the  city  voted  for  Republicans  in  1994"  [syn:  {city}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  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 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  METROPOLIS,  n.  A  stronghold  of  provincialism. 
 
 




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