metropolis
    n 1: a large and densely populated urban area; may include
         several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy
         was a great city" [syn: city, metropolis, urban
         center]
    2: people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the
       city voted for Republicans in 1994" [syn: city,
       metropolis]

Metropolis \Me*trop"o*lis\, n. [L. metropolis, Gr. ?, prop., the
   mother city (in relation to colonies); ? mother + ? city. See
   Mother, and Police.]
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   1. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or
      country.
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            [Edinburgh] gray metropolis of the North.
                                                  --Tennyson.
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   2. (Eccl.) The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest
      church dignitary.
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            The great metropolis and see of Rome. --Shak.
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   3. Any large city.
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METROPOLIS, n.  A stronghold of provincialism.

Metropolis, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
   Population (2000):    6482
   Housing Units (2000): 3265
   Land area (2000):     5.005127 sq. miles (12.963220 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.063759 sq. miles (0.165134 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5.068886 sq. miles (13.128354 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            48645
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             37.153332 N, 88.725374 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     62960
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Metropolis, IL
    Metropolis