metropolitan

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noun

met·​ro·​pol·​i·​tan ˌme-trə-ˈpä-lə-tən 

1

: the primate of an ecclesiastical province

2

: one who lives in a metropolis or displays metropolitan manners or customs

metropolitan

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adjective

1

: of or constituting a metropolitan or his see

2

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a metropolis and sometimes including its suburbs

3

: of, relating to, or constituting a mother country as distinguished from a colony

Synonyms

Noun

• city slicker
• cosmopolitan
• cosmopolite
• slicker
• sophisticate

Examples of metropolitan in a Sentence

Noun

a TV series about the lives and loves of a group of young, attractive metropolitans

Adjective

the greater New York metropolitan area

This is one of the best seafood restaurants in metropolitan Los Angeles.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The rollout for reformer rentals will start in Southern California and expand into major metropolitans within the next year while reformers for purchase are available currently nationwide. —Yola Robert, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

While much of the US is chopped up to compact metropolitans or rural farmland, the best beaches across the U.S. offer the most breathtaking views the country has to offer. —Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2024

Adjective

Friday: Michigan Trump will make two stops Friday in Michigan, the first being a rally in Walker and the second a town hall in Warren, located in the Detroit metropolitan area. —Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Sep. 2024

The data were weighted to reflect population estimates based on age, race/Hispanic ethnicity, education, household income, census region by metropolitan area, and primary language within Hispanics. —Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Late Latin metropolitanus of the see of a metropolitan, from metropolita, noun, metropolitan, from Late Greek mētropolitēs, from mētropolis see of a metropolitan, from Greek, capital

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing metropolitan

• metropolitan borough

Kids Definition

metropolitan

1 of 2 noun

met·​ro·​pol·​i·​tan ˌme-trə-ˈpäl-ət-ᵊn 

1

: the head of a church province

2

: one who lives in a metropolis or who has metropolitan manners or customs

metropolitan

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1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a metropolis

2

: of or relating to a city and the densely populated surrounding areas