'Metropolis' definitions:
Definition of 'metropolis'
From: WordNet
noun
A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" [syn: city, metropolis, urban center]
noun
People living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994" [syn: city, metropolis]
Definition of 'Metropolis'
From: GCIDE
- Metropolis \Me*trop"o*lis\, n. [L. metropolis, Gr. ?, prop., the mother city (in relation to colonies); ? mother + ? city. See Mother, and Police.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country. [1913 Webster]
- [Edinburgh] gray metropolis of the North. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Eccl.) The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary. [1913 Webster]
- The great metropolis and see of Rome. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Any large city. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'metropolis'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- archbishopric,
- archdiocese,
- arrondissement,
- art center,
- bailiwick,
- banlieue,
- bishopric,
- boom town,
- borough,
- bourg,
- burg,
- burgh,
- canton,
- capital,
- capital city,
- city,
- commune,
- congressional district,
- constablewick,
- conurbation,
- county,
- departement,
- diocese,
- district,
- duchy,
- electoral district,
- electorate,
- exurb,
- exurbia,
- faubourg,
- garment center,
- ghost town,
- government,
- greater city,
- hamlet,
- hundred,
- Kreis,
- magistracy,
- manufacturing center,
- market town,
- medical center,
- megalopolis,
- metropolitan area,
- municipality,
- oblast,
- okrug,
- outskirts,
- parish,
- polis,
- precinct,
- principality,
- province,
- railroad center,
- region,
- riding,
- sheriffalty,
- sheriffwick,
- shipping center,
- shire,
- shopping center,
- shrievalty,
- soke,
- spread city,
- Stadt,
- stake,
- state,
- suburb,
- suburbia,
- territory,
- tourist center,
- town,
- township,
- trade center,
- urban center,
- urban complex,
- urban sprawl,
- urbs,
- village,
- ville,
- wapentake,
- ward
Metropolis, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.