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
1
: of or constituting a metropolitan or his see
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: 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
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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.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2024
Unfortunately, in the many car-centric metropolitans of the US, a leisurely stroll from your hotel lobby might just lead you to a parking lot instead.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2024
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Noun
This dynamism correlates with the bedrock of talent available to both metropolitans, which have a handful of America’s top universities on their doorsteps.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2024
Unfortunately, in the many car-centric metropolitans of the US, a leisurely stroll from your hotel lobby might just lead you to a parking lot instead.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Metropolitan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metropolitan. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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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
2 of 2 adjective1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a metropolis
2
: of or relating to a city and the densely populated surrounding areas
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