noun · academic
metropolis
UK/məˈtrɒpəlɪs/US/məˈtrɑːpəlɪs/me·TROP·o·lis
a very large and important city, often a central economic or cultural hub
Examples
“Beijing is a sprawling metropolis with a complex public transport network.”
“The metropolis attracts migrants from rural areas seeking work.”
“As a global metropolis, the city has significant influence on fashion and finance.”
Band 8 sentence
“As a cultural and financial metropolis, the city sets trends that ripple across the region.”
Collocations
- global metropolis
- regional metropolis
- a sprawling metropolis
Word family
Common mistakes
big city is a metropolis→a big city is a metropolis
metropolis has many peoples→a metropolis has many people
Say it for a higher band
5big city→6urban centre→7+metropolis
Synonyms
megacity
city
Easily confused
megacity
“Mumbai is often described as a megacity because of its population size.”
metropolitan
“The metropolitan area includes suburbs and satellite towns.”
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