Metropolis – A main city or very large city
(Pronounced muh-tro-puh-lis)
REMEMBER MEANING OF METROPOLIS
A main city or a very large city is known as a metropolis. (America defines a metropolis as a city with a population over 50,000).
To remember the definition of the word metropolis, use the following mnemonic:
Metro! . . . Police! (metropolis) . . . This has to be a city.
Examples of metropolis in a sentence
He'd lived in the metropolis for 25 years, but was now tired of the city.
Every major road through the metropolis was jammed with traffic.
The mayor of the bustling metropolis wanted to improve all the city's parks.
