metropolitanizedadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlᵻtənʌɪzd/,

/ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlᵻtnʌɪzd/, U.S.

/ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətnˌaɪzd/,

/ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlədəˌnaɪzd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metropolitan adj., -ized suffix; metropolitanize v. + -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < metropolitan adj. + -ized suffix; in later use probably < metropolitanize v. + -ed suffix¹.

Of a person: having the manners, outlook, etc., of a city dweller. Of a place: urban, built-up.

ΚΠ

1855 Fraser's Mag. 51 630 Poor little Kirkwall..seemed a mere village to the metropolitanized apprentice.

1974 J. I. M. Stewart Gaudy v. 100 Duncan, you are changed... Spruced up, groomed, metropolitanized.

1989 K. M. Albert et al. Dynamic West 19/1 To present region-wide averages is misleading because of the concentration of the regional population in California, which is 96% metropolitanized.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metropolitanized
释义	metropolitanizedadj. Brit. /ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlᵻtənʌɪzd/, /ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlᵻtnʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətnˌaɪzd/, /ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlədəˌnaɪzd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metropolitan adj., -ized suffix; metropolitanize v. + -ed suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < metropolitan adj. + -ized suffix; in later use probably < metropolitanize v. + -ed suffix¹. Of a person: having the manners, outlook, etc., of a city dweller. Of a place: urban, built-up. ΚΠ 1855 Fraser's Mag. 51 630 Poor little Kirkwall..seemed a mere village to the metropolitanized apprentice. 1974 J. I. M. Stewart Gaudy v. 100 Duncan, you are changed... Spruced up, groomed, metropolitanized. 1989 K. M. Albert et al. Dynamic West 19/1 To present region-wide averages is misleading because of the concentration of the regional population in California, which is 96% metropolitanized. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1855
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