metropolitanadjective
uk/ˌmet.rəˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/us/ˌmet.rəˈpɑː.lə.tən/relating to a large city:
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
He was drawn to the metropolitan glamour and excitement of Paris.
a metropolitan area
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
- aerotropolis
- backwater
- bedroom community
- Cantabrigian
- capital
- conurbation
- county borough
- dormitory town
- ghost town
- Greater
- hill station
- hometown
- megacity
- metropolis
- one-horse town
- port
- settlement
- small-town
- town
- urbanite
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