- pronunciation:
- me
tr
pa
lih
tn
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
having to do with a large city and the communities around it.
The metropolitan area of Miami was warned about the hurricane.- synonyms:
- civic, urban
- similar words:
- municipal
|
| related words: |
municipal |
| derivation: |
metropolitanism (n.) |
The word metropolitan
contains the following part:
pol, polit, polis
Greek
root
that means
city, citizen
Example words: