Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The chief city of a kingdom, state, or country; a large urban center. 2. (n.) The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary.

Multi-Version Concordance Metropolis (1 Occurrence) 2 Samuel 8:1 And it cometh to pass afterwards that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and David taketh the bridle of the metropolis out of the hand of the Philistines. (YLT)