metropolis
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Is metropolis a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of metropolis?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (history, especially Ancient Greece) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.Examples: "Colonies certainly did not become "clones" of their metropolises, but it is equally false that their colonial heritages were not influenced by the organization of the metropolises."Synonyms: mother city, metropole
2. (Orthodox Christianity) The see of a metropolitan bishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.Synonyms: archbishopric
3. (ecology) A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.
name (English)
1. (fiction) A fictional city serving as the primary setting for the Superman franchise, published by DC Comics.Examples: "My city need a hero, so I treat it like Metropolis / And it's a few bad Lois Lanes I can't name"
name (English)
1. (England, dated) Nickname for London: the capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London.Examples: "The journey from our town to the metropolis, was a journey of about five hours."Englanddated
Definition source: Wiktionary