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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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inequityinjustice
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
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decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
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