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# metropolis

noun (metropolis, metropolises)

«metropolis» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A very large, important city, often the main city of a country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metropolis/#m1)

### In the lessons

The big city a country boy travels to in search of work or fortune.

### Examples

- He had never been to the metropolis before. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metropolis/#x1)
- The boy travelled to the metropolis to find work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metropolis/#x2)
- London is a busy metropolis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metropolis/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «metropolis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/metropolis/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«metropolis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/metropolis.html) on Mova free.