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METROPOLIS

the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region

The meaning of the word metropolis is the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region.

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euphoriaa feeling of well-being or elation
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
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propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
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xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
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