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A city so big it has a skyline, a subway, and abandonment issues.
means A large, densely populated, and important city, often the central hub of a region or country.
from From Greek meter (mother) plus polis (city) — literally the mother city that founded colonies elsewhere.
Ancient roleOriginally the home city that spawned distant colonies.
Comic fameSuperman's home borrows the ancient Greek word.
Fritz Lang1927 film coined dystopian-city imagery forever.