大たい都と

noun

great city; large city; metropolis

Refers to a major urban center; somewhat formal or literary. Often used in historical or descriptive contexts.

• 江え戸どは当とう時じ、世せ界かい有ゆう数すうの大たい都とだった。

  Edo was one of the world's great cities at that time.

• この小しょう説せつは、架か空くうの大たい都とを舞ぶ台たいにしている。

  This novel is set in a fictional metropolis.