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单词 metropolitan
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metropolitan

1 of 2

noun

met·​ro·​pol·​i·​tan ˌme-trə-ˈpä-lə-tən How to pronounce metropolitan (audio)
1
: the primate of an ecclesiastical province
2
: one who lives in a metropolis or displays metropolitan manners or customs

metropolitan

2 of 2

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
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

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 city was the last metropolitan in Alabama to rid itself of the commission form of government. John Sharp, al, 18 Jan. 2022 Thailand declared semi-lockdowns in the Bangkok metropolitan and 6 other province on July 12. Fernando Alfonso Iii, CNN, 17 July 2021 But truly rural areas are a relatively small slice of the electorate: In 2016, only 14 percent of all voters cast ballots in counties defined by the Census Bureau as non-metropolitan. David Wasserman, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2019 Brexit devolved into an identity war: an English counter-revolution between nationalists and internationalists, country geezers versus young metropolitans, Little England versus Great Britain. Tina Brown, Time, 6 June 2019 The new list ranks the country's 125 largest metropolitan areas based on affordability, job prospects and quality of life. Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati.com, 13 Apr. 2018 The new list ranks the country's 125 largest metropolitan areas based on affordability, job prospects and quality of life. Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati.com, 13 Apr. 2018 The new list ranks the country's 125 largest metropolitan areas based on affordability, job prospects and quality of life. Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati.com, 13 Apr. 2018 The new list ranks the country's 125 largest metropolitan areas based on affordability, job prospects and quality of life. Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati.com, 13 Apr. 2018
Adjective
Giants safety Julian Love said the excitement in the New York metropolitan area is noticeable. Tom Canavan, Hartford Courant, 17 Sep. 2022 The study was done using the five-year period between 2015 and 2019, and showed that in everything from road contracts to other vendor purchasing the city had a disparity, when compared to the availability of businesses in the metropolitan area. Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022 Fulton County forms the core of the Atlanta metropolitan area, one of the fastest-growing and diversifying regions in the country. Matthew Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2022 Frankfurt, Germany, has ordered 27 trains for its metropolitan area, France intends to deploy 12 of them and the northern Lombardy region of Italy plans to add six. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022 As an example, the metropolitan statistical area that includes Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach had a median sales price for existing single-family homes of $595,000 in July, according to the industry group Florida Realtors. Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 In the Charlotte metropolitan area, the number of home sold fell 19% between June and July, and are down about 21% from July a year ago, according to the Re/Max monthly National Housing Report. Mae Anderson, ajc, 27 Aug. 2022 In the Charlotte metropolitan area, the number of home sold fell 19% between June and July, and are down about 21% from July a year ago, according to the Re/Max monthly National Housing Report. Mae Anderson, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Frankfurt has reportedly ordered 27 such locomotives for use around its metropolitan area, while Italy and France have also commissioned hydrogen trains. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

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

Kids Definition

metropolitan

adjective

met·​ro·​pol·​i·​tan ˌme-trə-ˈpä-lə-tən How to pronounce metropolitan (audio)
: of, relating to, or like that of a large city
a metropolitan area

metropolitan 1 of 2

noun

as in cosmopolitan
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers a TV series about the lives and loves of a group of young, attractive metropolitans

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cosmopolitan
  • sophisticate
  • cosmopolite
  • city slicker
  • slicker
  • urbanite
  • worldling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • provincial
  • hick
  • bumpkin
  • yokel
  • rustic

metropolitan

2 of 2

adjective

as in metro

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • metro
  • cosmopolitan
  • civilized
  • cultured
  • cultivated
  • experienced
  • genteel
  • graceful
  • polished
  • seasoned
  • practiced
  • worldly-wise
  • urbane
  • schooled
  • poised
  • gracious
  • smart
  • couth
  • attractive
  • appealing
  • cavalier
  • well-bred
  • knowing
  • amiable
  • practised
  • refined
  • glib
  • slick
  • unctuous
  • suave
  • sophisticated
  • debonair
  • composed
  • tranquil
  • collected
  • unperturbed
  • serene
  • calm
  • undisturbed
  • placid
  • confident
  • smooth
  • secure
  • svelte
  • assured
  • self-assured
  • cool
  • self-confident
  • self-possessed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • provincial
  • parochial
  • wooden
  • uncouth
  • green
  • boorish
  • uncomfortable
  • classless
  • clownish
  • loutish
  • churlish
  • uneasy
  • rustic
  • graceless
  • stiff
  • awkward
  • inexperienced
  • clumsy
  • gauche
  • raw
  • callow
  • ungraceful
  • puerile
  • stilted
  • uncivilized
  • unsophisticated
  • uncultured
  • rustical
  • philistine
  • hick
  • unworldly
  • inelegant
  • unrefined
  • stodgy
  • ungainly
  • insecure
  • gawky
  • rough-hewn
  • diffident
  • lubberly
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