A AC ▁tournament ▁for ▁Oklahoma ▁City , ▁who ▁subsequently ▁joined ▁the ▁Mid western ▁City ▁Conference ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 8 0 ▁season . ▁ ▁Bra cket ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : At l antic ▁Sun ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁Category : 1 9 7 8 – 7 9 ▁Trans ▁America ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁season <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁metropol is ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁city ▁or ▁con urb ation ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁economic , ▁political , ▁and ▁cultural ▁center ▁for ▁a ▁country ▁or ▁region , ▁and ▁an ▁important ▁hub ▁for ▁regional ▁or ▁international ▁connections , ▁commerce , ▁and ▁communic ations . ▁The ▁term ▁is ▁An cient ▁Greek ▁() ▁and ▁means ▁the ▁" m other ▁city " ▁of ▁a ▁col ony ▁( in ▁the ▁ancient ▁sense ), ▁that ▁is , ▁the ▁city ▁which ▁sent ▁out ▁sett lers . ▁This ▁was ▁later ▁generalized ▁to ▁a ▁city ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁a ▁specified ▁activity , ▁or ▁any ▁large , ▁important ▁city ▁in ▁a ▁nation . ▁ ▁A ▁big ▁city ▁belonging ▁to ▁a ▁larger ▁urban ▁ag gl omer ation , ▁but ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁that ▁ag gl omer ation , ▁is ▁not ▁generally ▁considered ▁a ▁metropol is ▁but ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁it . ▁The ▁pl ural ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁is ▁metropol ises , ▁although ▁the ▁Latin ▁pl ural ▁is ▁met rop oles , ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁met ro pole is ▁( ). ▁ ▁For ▁urban ▁cent ers ▁outside ▁metropol itan ▁areas ▁that ▁generate ▁a