Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "metropolis" can be used as noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

capital city

Derived Terms

Metropolis of Lyon aerotropolis metro metropole metropolitan metropolize minimetropolis

Derived From

polis

Context

canon law ecology history

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

municipality

Type Of (IsA)

large city

Related Terms

megalopolis regiopolis

Related Terms

anatolia animal archbishop argentina big big city capital city city colony country county seat distribution elko county focus generic ghost town hellenistic illinois large large city massac county megalopolis metropolitan metropolitan area mother nevada plant polis see suffragan turkey united kingdom usa

Synonym Network

archbishopric city mother city

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