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whole
Adjective
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Whole is used to describe every part of an object.
I ate the whole meal, leaving nothing left.
whole
Noun
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The whole of something means the entire part of it.
The whole of the Middle East is pretty messy at the moment.
metropolis
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noun
(= city)
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
Ancient Troy was a great city
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noun
(= city)
people living in a large densely populated municipality
the city voted for Republicans in 1994