Found 3 items, similar to metropolis.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: metropolis kota besar
English → English (WordNet) Definition: metropolis 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Metropolis 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]