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metropolitan

/ˌmɛtɹəˈpɑlɪtən/noun, adjective5 syllables

Metropolitan means: relating to or characteristic of a metropolis.

Synonyms for metropolitan1

also used for metropolitan

metropolitan bishop

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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