Metropolis (?), n. [L. metropolis, Gr. &unr_;, prop., the mother city (in relation to colonies); &unr_; mother + &unr_; city. See Mother, and Police.]
[1913 Webster]

1. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.
[1913 Webster]

[Edinburgh] gray metropolis of the North. Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Eccl.) The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary.
[1913 Webster]

The great metropolis and see of Rome. Shak.
[1913 Webster]

3. Any large city.
[PJC]