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Metropolis facts for kids
A metropolis is a word that means a very big city, that usually has over 500,000 people living in it. A metropolis often has many smaller towns and cities inside its area. The word is very old and began in Greece.
In a broader sense, it refers to the city or state of origin of a colony (as of ancient Greece), a city regarded as a center of a specified activity, or a large important city.
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Old uses
In the past many large cities were called a metropolis due to their size or importance; such as: Alexandria, Angkor, Antioch, Athens, Babylon, Baghdad, Beirut, Benares, Byblos, Cahokia, Carthage, Constantinople, Corinth, Damascus, Dholavira, Ephesus, Great Zimbabwe, Harappa, Jerusalem, Leptis Magna, Nanjing, Nineveh, Macchu Picchu, Mohenjo-Daro, Rome, Sarai, Side, Siracuse, Tenochtitlan, Teotihuacan, Tikal, Tyre, Xian and Ur.
Modern Metropolises
Tokyo, the world's largest metropolis
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The Colosseum at night
Mumbai is India's largest city
Jakarta, the largest and busiest city in Indonesia
Metro Manila, the most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines
Berlin is Germany's largest city
London is the largest city in the UK
Toronto is Canada's largest city
New York City is the largest city in the U.S.
Sydney is Australia's largest city and metropolis
São Paulo is Brazil's largest city
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