noun · formal
metropolis
UK/məˈtrɒpəlɪs/US/məˈtrɑːpəlɪs/me·TROP·o·lis
Band 7+speakingtask2
a very large and important city, often a cultural or economic centre
Examples
“Seoul is a fast-growing metropolis with many international companies.”
“Living in a metropolis means easy access to theatres and museums.”
“Traffic congestion is a common problem in large metropolises.”
Band 8 sentence
“As a global metropolis, Tokyo combines cutting-edge technology with rich cultural traditions.”
Collocations
- major metropolis
- rapidly expanding metropolis
Word family
metropolitan adjmetropolises plural noun
Common mistakes
I live in metropolis.→I live in a metropolis.
Hanoi is a metropoli.→Hanoi is a metropolis.
Say it for a higher band
5big city→6large city→7+metropolis
Synonyms
megacity
Easily confused
metropolitan
“The metropolitan area includes the city and its suburbs.”
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