n. [ NL., fr. Gr. me`gas great + po`lis city. ] A metropolis. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL., fr. Gr. megalo`polis; me`gas, mega`lh, great + po`lis city. ] 1. A chief city; a very large cuity; a metropolis. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A region in which the suburbs of several large cities merge to form one large predominantly urbanized area. [ PJC ]