metropolis
/M AH0 T R AA1 P AH0 L AH0 S/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.
syn:archbishopric - 4
A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.
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