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Metropolis vs Hamlet - What's the difference?

metropolis | hamlet |

As nouns the difference between metropolis and hamlet

is that metropolis is metropolis while hamlet is (biochemistry) a protein complex of alpha-lactalbumin and oleic acid that induces apoptosis in tumor cells, but not in healthy cells.

metropolis

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (history) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony, especially in the Ancient Greek/Hellenistic world.
  • A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.
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  • (canon law) The see of a metropolitan archbishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.

    • Derived terms

    (Derived terms) * metro * metropole * metropolitan

    Synonyms

    * mother city, metropole * archbishopric

    See also

    * capital city

    References

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    hamlet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small village or a group of houses.
  • (British) A village that does not have its own church.
  • Any of the fish of the genus in the family Serranidae.

    • Anagrams

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