Veliky Novgorod vs metropolis

Veliky Novgorod and metropolis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Veliky Novgorod	Yes	No	No	No
metropolis	Yes	No	No	No

Veliky Novgorod (noun)	metropolis (noun)
a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River; Russia's oldest city and an important trading center in the Middle Ages	people living in a large densely populated municipality
	a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts