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A metropolis (in Greek metera = mother and polis = city/town) is a major city, in most cases with a population of at least one million inside its urban area, or at least, over half million inhabitants in the city properA full member is either a capital city or a city with more than one million inhabitants, City Mayors: Metropolis World Congress. Retrieved 15 July 2006. [http://www.sociumas.lt/Eng/nr13/urbanizacija.asp The United Nations has set up its own classifications scheme: a "big city" is a locality with 500,000 or more inhabitants; a "city" is a locality with 100,000 or more inhabitants; an "urban locality" is a locality with 20,000 or more inhabitants; a "rural locality" is a locality with less than 20,000 inhabitants..., Sociumas magazine. Retrieved 15 July 2006.. It must be regarded as a significant economical, political and cultural center for some country or region, and is usually an important hub for international connections and communications. The plural of the word is metropolises.
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.
Etymology
The word comes from the Greek metropolis ("mother city"), which is how the Greek colonies of antiquity referred to their original cities, with whom they retained cultic and political-cultural connections. The word was used in post-classical Latin for the chief city of a province, the seat of the government, and in particular ecclesiastically for the seat or see of a metropolitan bishop to whom suffragan bishops were responsible. This usage equates the province with the diocese or episcopal see. More on [ Metropolis ]
The Faceless, Suffokate, Dying Fetus, Beneath The Massacre, and Lay In Ruins this Sunday at Metropolis! RT!
ramness (Ramiro Martinez) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:11:34 -0000
The Faceless, Suffokate, Dying Fetus, Beneath The Massacre, and Lay In Ruins this Sunday at Metropolis! RT!
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radi8 (Rolli) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:06:38 -0000
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Met some great folks in the bustling metropolis of Crofton, KY today.
chriswinn1433 (Chris Winn) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:05:28 -0000
Met some great folks in the bustling metropolis of Crofton, KY today.
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The Faceless, Suffokate, Dying Fetus, Beneath The Massacre, and Lay In Ruins this Sunday at Metropolis! RT!
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The Faceless, Suffokate, Dying Fetus, Beneath The Massacre, and Lay In Ruins this Sunday at Metropolis! RT!
All-Reviews.com: Metropolis - Review of the movie by Steve Rhodes.
Meta Description: [ Review of the movie Metropolis, starring Brigitte Helm and Alfred Abel and directed by Fritz Lang ]
Classic Sci-Fi: Metropolis - A brief review of the film written for a video-cassette release.
Fritz Lang and Metropolis - Film and director information.
Meta Description: [ Information about the Austrian director Fritz Lang and his classic sci-fi film METROPOLIS - part of the German-Hollywood Connection. ]
Fritz Lang's Metropolis - Includes storyboard, images, and soundtracks of the classic silent movie.
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Kino International: Fritz Lang's Metropolis - Official site for the restored version of the film. Production and restoration details, cast, video clips, and image gallery.
Meta Description: [ Official 75th Anniversary site detailing the film restoration of Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang. ]
Metacritic.com: Metropolis - Links to movie reviews.
Metacritic.com: Metropolis - Quotes from and links to reviews of the film's re-release, as well as user comments.
Metropolis (1927) - Cast/credits plus additional information about the film.
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Metropolis Walkthrough - An online hypertext-and-image environment based on Fritz Lang's classic film; the site also includes profiles of the main characters in the film, and a message board.
Metropolis [1926] - Caroline's Movie Reviews - Review of seminal sci-fi movie.
Meta Description: [ Review of seminal sci-fi movie, Metropolis [1926]. Rebellion of the working classes against the industrial elite, against technology that helps only the elite and harms the workers. A love story between the classes. ]
TV Guide Online: Metropolis - Includes a detailed review as well as cast and crew information.
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