adjective
metropolitan
meht-ruh-PO-lih-tuhn
adjective
1
Relating to a large city or its surrounding urban area.
"The metropolitan police cover the whole greater city area."
"House prices are much higher in metropolitan areas."
noun
1
A senior bishop who oversees other bishops within a region.
"The metropolitan presided over the ordination ceremony."
How to Use Metropolitan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo do with a big city and its surrounding area.
Common pairings
metropolitan area
metropolitan police
Word Forms
more metropolitan comparative, metropolitans plural, most metropolitan superlative
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Etymology
From Late Latin metropolitanus, from Greek mētropolitēs, ultimately from metropolis.