Definition of metropolises Metropolises

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What does metropolises mean?

Wiktionary

metropolises (Noun)
Plural of metropolis.

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metropolises, noun, plural of metropolis.

WordNet

Noun
metropolis - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"
		city, urban center
		municipality people living in a town or city having local self-government
		concrete jungle an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant
		central city, city center, city centre the central part of a city
		financial center the part of a city where financial institutions are centered
		down town, municipal center, civic center the center of a city
		inner city the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
		medical center the part of a city where medical facilities are centered
		national capital the capital city of a nation
		provincial capital the capital city of a province
		state capital the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
metropolis - people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"
		city
		municipality people living in a town or city having local self-government

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Wiktionary

metropolis (Noun)
The mother founding polis city state of a colony, especially in the Ancient Greek/Hellenistic world.
metropolis (Noun)
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
metropolis (Noun)
The see of a metropolitan archbishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

metropolis (n.)
The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.
metropolis (n.)
The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

metropolis
A large city, specifically that city in a country which is the seat of government, of ecclesiastical authority, or of commercial activity.\n(Source: GOOD)

Wikipedia

movie
"Metropolis" is a silent science fiction movie created by the famed Austrian-German director Fritz Lang. It was produced in Germany in the Babelsberg Studios and released in 1927 during the height of the Weimar Republic. It was the most expensive silent movie of the time, costing approximately 7 million Reichsmark (equivalent to around $200 million in 2005) to make.

The screenplay was written in 1924 by Lang and his wife, Thea von Harbou, and novelized by von Harbou in 1926. It is set in a futuristic urban dystopia and examines a common science fiction theme of the day: the social crisis between workers and owners in capitalism.

Plot.

The movie is set in the year 2026, in the extraordinary Gothic skyscapers of a corporate city-state, the Metropolis of the title. Society has been divided into two rigid groups - one of planners or thinkers, who live high above the earth in luxury, and another of workers who live underground toiling to sustain the lives of the privileged. The city is run by Johhan 'Joh' Fredersen (Alfred Abel).

One of the workers, the beautiful Maria (Brigitte Helm), takes up the cause of the workers. The son of Frederson, Freder (Gustav Fröhlich), becomes infatuated with Maria, descends into the working underworld and, shocked at the working conditions, joins her cause. To counter the threat of worker dissatisfaction his father has The Robot built by the scientist Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge). The Robot is given Maria's appearance and is directed by Joh to spre