n. [ L. metropolis, Gr. &unr_;, prop., the mother city (in relation to colonies); &unr_; mother + &unr_; city. See Mother, and Police. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Edinburgh ] gray metropolis of the North. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
The great metropolis and see of Rome. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]