metropolis

Definitions

A very large and busy city, especially the chief city of a country or region.

A city regarded as the center of a specified activity or interest.

Examples

The bustling metropolis never sleeps, with its neon lights illuminating the streets until dawn.

After growing up in a quiet rural village, she found the sheer scale of the sprawling metropolis overwhelming.

Synonyms

city megacity urban center capital municipality major city cosmopolis

Antonyms

village hamlet countryside outback rural area backwater settlement