| metropolis definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | a large city; the chief city of an area | 121 sets |
| 2 | a large city | 98 sets |
| 3 | large city | 71 sets |
| 4 | (n) a large city; the chief city of an area | 17 sets |
| 5 | large urban center | 16 sets |
| 6 | (n.) a large city; the chief city of an area | 13 sets |
| 7 | a large city, the chief city of an area | 10 sets |
| 8 | a major city | 8 sets |
| 9 | a large busy city | 8 sets |
| 10 | n. a chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state. | 8 sets |
| 11 | a chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state. | 7 sets |
| 12 | a large, important city | 7 sets |
| 13 | people living in a large densely populated municipality | 6 sets |
| 14 | a large, busy city | 6 sets |
| 15 | hamlet, village | 6 sets |
| 16 | a chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state | 5 sets |
| 17 | mother city or main city with smaller suburbs around it. | 5 sets |
| 18 | n. a large city; the chief city of an area | 5 sets |
| 19 | an important city, especially one regarded as the center of a particular activity | 5 sets |
| 20 | a large city; the cheif city of an area | 4 sets |
| 21 | (n.) a large city | 4 sets |
| 22 | any large, busy city | 4 sets |
| 23 | mother city | 4 sets |
| 24 | city | 4 sets |
| 25 | wereldstad | 3 sets |
| 26 | (n) a large city; the cheif city of an area | 3 sets |
| 27 | usually contains several urbanized areas and suburbs that act together as a coherent economic whole. | 3 sets |
| 28 | big city | 3 sets |
| 29 | a big city | 3 sets |
| 30 | mother city or main city with smaller suburbs around it | 3 sets |
| 31 | parent city | 3 sets |
| 32 | a large city, chief city of an area | 3 sets |
| 33 | an important city, especially one regarded as the center of a particular activity. | 3 sets |
| 34 | n. a large city | 3 sets |
| 35 | large, busy city | 2 sets |
| 36 | large city and the surrounding areas | 2 sets |
| 37 | noun 1: the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region; 2: a large important city | 2 sets |
| 38 | a large city, large urban center | 2 sets |
| 39 | (n.) a large city; the cheif city of an area | 2 sets |
| 40 | suurlinn | 2 sets |