metropolis vs Veracruz

metropolis and Veracruz both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
metropolis	Yes	No	No	No
Veracruz	Yes	No	No	No

metropolis (noun)	Veracruz (noun)
people living in a large densely populated municipality	a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts