Metropolis

Meaning of Metropolis

noun
  1. (history) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
  2. A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
  3. (canon law) The see of a metropolitan archbishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.
  4. A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.

Information about Metropolis

  • It is a name.
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Hyphenation of Metropolis

Metropo-lis

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
  • Metropolis is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Metropolis synonyms

Meaning city:

city

Meaning :

metropole, archbishopric

Words that rhyme with Metropolis

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