In the sense of chief cities of colonies, especially in ancient Greece:
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Metropoleis
//mɛˈtɹɒ.pə.leɪz//
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We have already mentioned that some colonies eventually became metropoleis.
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The role which the metropoleis developed as administrative centres for their nomes had always been inherent in the Ptolomeic system but the evidence suggests that it was much enhanced under the Romans.
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The larger metropoleis were sizeable communities: Hermopolis had perhaps as many as 40,000 inhabitants, Oxyrhynchos maybe around 25,000.
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