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metropolis 1. the main city, esp of a country or region; capital 2. the chief see in an ecclesiastical province How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| To this end, formal tours to the heart of the urban center have been arranged as an integral part of the conference. In the New York City metropolitan area--which in the late 1990s accounted for more than a quarter of the total pesticide use in the state--these conditions are magnified by the sheer size of the urban center, where more than 8 million people live in 800 square kilometers. ``The idea is that the downtown will be a vibrant area and that it will be not only a destination place but an exciting urban center where people can live, work, entertain and be entertained within short walking distances,'' said Assistant Planning Director Hassan Haghani. |
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