urban center, especially one that is dominant within a region
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"
people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"
a city, but it is more than a city, and something other than a very large city
a major city, which is an economical and cultural center for some country, and usually a hub for its international connections
an urban area having a diverse economy and culture, multiple city centres and a population of more than one million people
an urban area which extends beyond the political boundaries of a single city
the chief city of a country; a large busy city
Highly density populated city and widely extended. Usually the main city or capital of a country or region. In ancient Greece the metropolis just belonged to the “mother land†(Greece) in opposition to other towns, although wide and largely populated, raised on the coloniesâ€(tm) land.
A metropolis (in Greek μήτηÏ, mÄ“tÄ“r = mother and πόλις, pólis = city/town) is a big cityhttp://www.sociumas.lt/Eng/nr13/urbanizacija.asp The United Nations has set up its own classifications scheme: a "big city" is a locality with 500,000 or more inhabitants; a "city" is a locality with 100,000 or more inhabitants; an "urban locality" is a locality with 20,000 or more inhabitants; a "rural locality" is a locality with less than 20,000 inhabitants..., Sociumas magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2006., in most cases with over half million inhabitants in the city proper, and with a population of at least one million living in its urban agglomerationhttp://www.citymayors.com/gratis/metropolis.html A full member is either a capital city or a city with more than one million inhabitants, City Mayors: Metropolis World Congress. Retrieved 15 July 2006..
Metropolis is a fictional city that appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and is the home of Superman. Metropolis first appeared by name in Action Comics #16, in 1939.
Metropolis is a high-profile retail and entertainment complex development on the north-east corner of the intersection of Yonge Street and Dundas Street in Toronto. The project, which is currently unfinished, was originally delayed several times, sits on a large parcel of prime land in the city's commercial core, on the north side of Dundas Square. The project was approved in 1998 with the opening originally planned for the year 2000.
Metropolis is a barbershop quartet known around the world for their entertaining performances, visual style and choreography, pushing the envelope of the barbershop art form - an approach that has garnered the group five consecutive medals with the Barbershop Harmony Society at their annual International Convention. This quartet is dedicated to having fun and has become renowned as performing the most consistently entertaining barbershop quartet show of any active quartet. Metropolis has performed over 400 stage shows in 8 countries and has traveled to more than 150 cities in 35 different states in the USA.
Metropolis is a free distribution full-color 64-80 page weekly city guide and classified ads magazine published by Crisscross K.K. for Tokyo's English-speaking community. 30,000 copies are distributed each week throughout Tokyo, Yokohama and Chiba.