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metropolitan

adjective noun

relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

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Word Facts

Word length
12
Starts with
M
Ends with
N
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

mɛtɹəˈpɒlɪtən

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

    “metropolitan area”

noun

  1. a person who lives in a metropolis

noun

  1. in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity

In context

Example Sentences

metropolitan area
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