Definition for Metropolis:

• me-trop'o-lis, n. the capital of a country; the chief cathedral city, as Canterbury of England: the mother-city of an ancient Greek colony: a generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals:-- pl. METROP'OLISES.-- adj. METROPOL'ITAN, belonging to a metropolis: pertaining to the mother-church.-- n. the bishop of a metropolis, presiding over the other bishops of a province: an archbishop.-- n. METROPOL'ITANATE.-- adjs. METROPOL'ITIC, - AL. [ L.,-- Gr. m[= e]t[= e]r, mother, polis, a city.]

Synonyms for Metropolis:

• n.

  •
  • county seat,
  • county town.
  •
  • urban.
  •major city (noun)
  • downtown.
  •metropolis (noun)
  • urban center.
  •town (noun)
  • suburb,
  • village,
  • hamlet.

Paraphrases for Metropolis:

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    powers, Mats, Metropole.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    metropolitan, metro.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    cosmopolitan, capital, metro.

Hyponym for Metropolis:

• n.

  • group
    municipality.