"metropolis" in the noun sense
1. city, metropolis, urban center
a large and densely populated urban area may include several independent administrative districts
"Ancient Troy was a great city"
2. city, metropolis
people living in a large densely populated municipality
"the city voted for Republicans in 1994"
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