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1metropolitan
noun met·ro·pol·i·tan \ˌme-trə-ˈpä-lə-tən\
Definition of METROPOLITAN
1
: the primate of an ecclesiastical province
2
: one who lives in a metropolis or displays metropolitan manners or customs
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First Known Use of METROPOLITAN
14th century
Related to METROPOLITAN
- Synonyms
- city slicker, cosmopolite, cosmopolitan, slicker, sophisticate
- Antonyms
- bumpkin, hick, provincial, rustic, yokel
Other Sociology Terms
2metropolitan
adjective
: of or relating to a large city and the surrounding cities and towns
Full Definition of METROPOLITAN
1
: of or constituting a metropolitan or his see
2
: 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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Origin of METROPOLITAN
Middle English, from Late Latin metropolitanus of the see of a metropolitan, from metropolita, noun, metropolitan, from Late Greek mētropolitēs, from mētropolis see of a metropolitan, from Greek, capital
First Known Use: 15th century
Rhymes with METROPOLITAN
METROPOLITAN[1] Defined for Kids
metropolitan
adjective met·ro·pol·i·tan \ˌme-trə-ˈpä-lə-tən\
Definition of METROPOLITAN for Kids
: of, relating to, or like that of a large city <a metropolitan area>
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