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metropolis

noun as in major city

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The town of Liqian sits on the edge of the Gobi desert, 200 miles from any metropolis, and 4,500 miles from Rome.

But in New York City, a metropolis with an abundance of concrete and very few fields of grass, a far more subtle display appears.

The 30-something heroine glamorized the metropolis and its coveted name brands, Arora says.

It was the Civil War that drove Leslie from his Cincinnati home to the bustling metropolis of New York City.

The co-owner of Metropolis Collectables, Vincent has Wolverine mutton chops, a Tony Stark goatee, and Lex Luthor swagger.

As for Brammel, he consented, as he was ready to agree to any thing but a personal visit to the great metropolis.

Manila was formerly the capital of the province of that name, as well as the Philippine metropolis.

He settled at Shawmut, which was finally determined upon for the metropolis, and named Boston.

Before the close of the year, it found its way from Sunderland and Newcastle to the suburbs of the metropolis.

In the metropolis, an extraordinary assembly of the national union took place.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to metropolis, such as: capital, downtown, municipality, megalopolis, and metropolitan area.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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