Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metropolitan city

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: metropoli-tan c-i-ty
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large city that is the center of a metropolitan area; a metropolis.

noun

In India, a city at the center of a metropolitan area, which in this context is defined in the Constitution of India as "an area having a population of ten lakhs [one million] or more, comprised in one or more districts and consisting of two or more Municipalities or Panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by public notification to be a Metropolitan area for the purposes of this Part". See List of metropolitan areas in India.

noun

In Italy, a special type of province that contains a large city at its core. See Metropolitan cities of Italy for a list.

noun

In South Korea, a particular class of large cities. See Metropolitan cities of South Korea for a list.

Inflected Forms

metropolitan cities (plural)

Questions

What does metropolitan city mean?: A large city that is the center of a metropolitan area; a metropolis.

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