metropolitan
/ˌmɛtɹəˈpɑlɪtən/noun, adjective5 syllables
Metropolitan means: relating to or characteristic of a metropolis.
Synonyms for metropolitan1
What does metropolitan mean?3
adjective
1
relating to or characteristic of a metropolis“metropolitan area”
noun
1
in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
2
a person who lives in a metropolis
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with metropolitan?1
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Metropolitan in a sentence
- Most newspapers are local, having little circulation outside their particular metropolitan area.CM
- He centered his business on the metropolitan area.unknown
- A megalopolis is a network of multiple closely linked metropolitan areas.alphafour
- These four youths share an apartment in the metropolitan area.Scott
- He focused his business on the metropolitan area.AlanF_US
- Algiers is our country's most populous metropolitan area.Amastan
- A cold front is approaching the metropolitan region.AlanF_US
- Algiers should become a world-class metropolitan area.Amastan
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Forms of metropolitan
as a noun
- plural
- metropolitans