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metropolis

How many syllables in metropolis?

  4 syllables

Divide metropolis into syllables:   me-trop-o-lis
Stressed syllable in metropolis:   me-trop-o-lis
How to pronounce metropolis:   mi-trop-uh-lis
How to say metropolis:

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Synonyms for metropolis


2 syllables
  • city
    3 syllables
    • capital
      4 syllables
        6 syllables
          8 syllables
          • metropolitan area
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            What rhymes with metropolis

            4 syllables
            5 syllables
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