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Definition of Metropolises
1. metropolis [n] - See also: metropolis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metropolises
Literary usage of Metropolises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mega-City in Latin America by Alan Gilbert (1996)
"Demographic trends in Latin America's metropolises, 1950-1990 Miguel Villa and
Jorge Rodriguez This chapter describes the principal trends in the ..."
2. The Urban Condition: Space, Community, and Self in the Contemporary Metropolis by Ghent Urban Studies Team (1999)
"Not only did edge cities surface in the immediate surrounding of European
metropolises, but the space in between metropolises has also silted up, ..."
3. Mega-City Growth and the Future by Roland J. Fuchs (1994)
"It is also evident that structural changes in those metropolises correspond with
... But this does not necessarily hold for some of the old metropolises. ..."
4. The Uprising of a Great People: The United States in 1861 by Agénor Gasparin (1861)
"... their metropolises, our colonies were able first to keep, and afterwards to
enfranchise their slaves, without succumbing to the task. ..."
5. America and Europe by Adam G. De Gurowski (1857)
"... commercial metropolises, whatever may be their expansion, and the influence
derived from commerce and wealth, in all other aspects are dependencies of ..."
6. The City: Urban Communities and Their Problems by Alan S. Berger (1978)
"Regional metropolises, for example, have more white-collar workers than metropolises
based on specialized or diversified manufacturing. ..."
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