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Meaning of metropolitan
The primary meaning of "metropolitan" refers to a major city, especially the chief city of a country or region, or relating to a large city, especially its culture, art, or entertainment.
Etymology of metropolitan
The word "metropolitan" comes from the Greek words "mētēr" meaning mother and "polis" meaning city, and the Latin "metropolitanus", meaning of or pertaining to the mother city, with reference to the chief city of a province or country.
Synonyms
urban
city
municipal
civic
town
citywide
inner-city
downtown
central
cosmopolitan
cultured
refined
sophisticated
civilized
modern
contemporary
industrial
commercial
residential
suburban
exurban
rural
provincial
regional
local
community
neighborhood
district
area
zone
sector
borough
township
village
hamlet
metropolis
megalopolis
conurbation
megacity
urbanized
populated
inhabited
peopled
crowded
densely populated
overcrowded
bustling
thriving
vibrant
lively
dynamic
energetic
active
populous
multitudinous
teeming
swarming
thronging
packed
jammed
congested
saturated
urbanistic
citified
townified
Definitions
- Relating to or denoting a large city, especially the capital or chief city of a country or region.
- Relating to or characteristic of a metropolis, especially its culture, art, or entertainment.
- Of or relating to the see or province of a metropolitan bishop.
Usage Examples
- The metropolitan area of Tokyo is one of the most populous in the world.
- The metropolitan museum is home to a vast collection of art and artifacts from around the world.
- The metropolitan bishop has authority over the churches in the province.
Antonyms
rural
provincial
regional
local
community
neighborhood
suburban
exurban
countryside
rustic
pastoral
agricultural
countryside
wilderness
uninhabited
unpopulated
deserted
isolated
remote
secluded
inaccessible
backward
underdeveloped
undeveloped
uncivilized
unsophisticated
unrefined
primitive
antiquated
outdated
outmoded
obsolete