metropolis vs New Orleans

metropolis and New Orleans both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
metropolis	Yes	No	No	No
New Orleans	Yes	No	No	No

metropolis (noun)	New Orleans (noun)
people living in a large densely populated municipality	a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts