Yahoo Malaysia Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    metropolitan
    /ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪt(ə)n/

    adjective

    • 1. relating to or denoting a metropolis or large city: "the Boston metropolitan area"
    • 2. relating to or denoting the parent state of a colony: "metropolitan Spain"

    noun

    • 1. a bishop having authority over the bishops of a province, in particular (in Orthodox Churches) one ranking above archbishop and below patriarch: "the post of Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bucovina"
    • 2. an inhabitant of a metropolis or large city: "a sophisticated metropolitan"

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMETROPOLITAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Metropolitan means relating to a large city or its area. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in other languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › metropolitanMetropolitan Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of the word metropolitan, which can be a noun or an adjective. A metropolitan is someone who lives in a metropolis or displays metropolitan manners or customs.

  4. Videos

    View all

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › metropolitanMETROPOLITAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Metropolitan definition: of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.. See examples of METROPOLITAN used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMETROPOLITAN definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of metropolitan as an adjective relating to a large city or a metropolitan area. See how to use it in sentences and compare it with related words and phrases.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › metropolitanMetropolitan - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The adjective metropolitan describes something that's characteristic of a city. You really enjoy metropolitan life — there's always something happening, and you can walk or take the subway anywhere you want to go.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › metropolitanmetropolitan adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Learn the meaning of metropolitan as an adjective that describes something connected with a large or capital city or a particular country. See how to use it in sentences and compare it with other words.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMETROPOLITAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of metropolitan as an adjective and a noun, and see how it is used in different contexts. Find out the synonyms, pronunciation, and word origin of metropolitan.