Polygon vs Metropolis - What's the difference?
polygon | metropolis |
(geometry) A plane figure bounded by straight edges.
(geometry) The boundary of such a figure.
(geometry, more generally) A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly.
(geometry) Such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole.
(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.
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