Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metropolitan core

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
metropoli-tan -core
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”).

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see metropolitan, core.

Etymology

From metropolitan + core.

Inflected Forms

metropolitan cores (plural)

Synonyms

central city

Questions

What does metropolitan core mean?
Synonym of central city (“the main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities”).
Where does metropolitan core come from?
From metropolitan + core.

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