noun
Refers to a large, important city, often the capital or chief city of a region. Used in similar contexts to English, including in proper names like the 1927 film.
東京は日本のメトロポリスだ。
Tokyo is the metropolis of Japan.
Means 'city' or 'urban area', often contrasted with countryside (田舎). Less grandiose than メトロポリス.
Borrowed from English 'metropolis', ultimately from Greek 'mētēr' (mother) + 'polis' (city).