All 6 Uses
metropolis
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
(Edited)
- IN THE HEART OF THE HIBERNIAN METROPOLIS
Chpt 7metropolis = city
- The viceroy was most cordially greeted on his way through the metropolis.
Chpt 10 *
- A large and appreciative gathering of friends and acquaintances from the metropolis and greater Dublin assembled in their thousands to bid farewell to...
Chpt 12
- The epicentre appears to have been that part of the metropolis which constitutes the Inn's Quay ward and parish of Saint Michan covering a surface of forty-one acres, two roods and one square pole or perch.
Chpt 12
- The trip would benefit health on account of the bracing ozone and be in every way thoroughly pleasurable, especially for a chap whose liver was out of order, seeing the different places along the route, Plymouth, Falmouth, Southampton and so on culminating in an instructive tour of the sights of the great metropolis, the spectacle of our modern Babylon where doubtless he would see the greatest improvement, tower, abbey, wealth of Park lane to renew acquaintance with.
Chpt 16
- ...situate at a given point not less than 1 statute mile from the periphery of the metropolis, within a time limit of not more than 15 minutes from tram or train line…
Chpt 17
Definitions:
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(1)
(metropolis) city -- especially a large city that is considered important
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)