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metropolitan

[me-truh-pol-i-tn] / ˌmɛ trəˈpɒl ɪ tn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning a city
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Rain was forecast throughout Sunday for Bangkok and its surrounding provinces and would begin to taper off on Monday, the metropolitan administration said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

If both systems ruptured within a short period, multiple major metropolitan areas could be dealing with severe damage at nearly the same time.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Two state-level territories went to the polls Sunday, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and the Berlin metropolitan area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

During the Obama years, the state was becoming younger, more concentrated around metropolitan areas, more diverse, and more white-collar.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

“The fringe is a large, sort of chaotic place between Chicago and the nearest government-regulated metropolitan area, Milwaukee, which is about a three-hour drive from here.”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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