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(), n.[L. metropolis, Gr. , prop., the mother city (in relation to colonies); mother + city. See Mother, and Police.] 1. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country. [Edinburgh] gray metropolis of the North. Tennyson. 2. (Eccl.) The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary. The great metropolis and see of Rome. Shak. スポンサード リンク
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