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metropolitan

/me-truh-pol-i-tn/US // ˌmɛ trəˈpɒl ɪ tn //UK // (ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtən) //

大都会,大都市,都市,都市人

Related Words

urban城市,都市,市区,城市的cosmopolitan大都会,大都会的,都市人,世界性的urbane彬彬有礼,彬彬有礼的,彬彬有礼的人,有礼貌的city城市,市,城,市内modern现代,现代的,现代化的,现代化municipal市政,市级,城市,市政府

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : 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.
    • : of or relating to a large city, its surrounding suburbs, and other neighboring communities: the New York metropolitan area.
    • : pertaining to or constituting a mother country.
    • : pertaining to an ecclesiastical metropolis.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an inhabitant of a metropolis.
    • : a person who has the sophistication, fashionable taste, or other habits and manners associated with those who live in a metropolis.
    • : Eastern Church. the head of an ecclesiastical province.
    • : an archbishop in the Church of England.
    • : Roman Catholic Church. an archbishop who has authority over one or more suffragan sees.
    • : a citizen of the mother city or parent state of a colony.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.concerning a city
Synonyms
cosmopolitan大都会,大都会的,都市人,世界性的urban城市,都市,市区,城市的urbane彬彬有礼,彬彬有礼的,彬彬有礼的人,有礼貌的city城市,市,城,市内modern现代,现代的,现代化的,现代化municipal市政,市级,城市,市政府

Examples

  • These three service areas happen to be in the largest metropolitan areas of the state, where population density creates the most opportunity for profit.

  • RootMetrics also ranked the carriers in seven categories in each of 55 major metropolitan areas, down from its usual 125 areas.

  • The city is actually home to 145 distinct communities and the LGBTQ population ranks 15 of 50 of the largest metropolitan areas.

  • By July 2020, about 60% of LinkedIn connections in the US were made with people outside of the user’s metropolitan area.

  • The Seoul metropolitan area has emerged as a virus hot spot, and local government authorities made it mandatory this week for all citizens to wear masks both indoors and outdoors.

  • The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department refused to discuss the case on the record.

  • James Trainum was a police officer with the Washington, DC Metropolitan police force.

  • One beginning that amused him takes place at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

  • The Metropolitan Center did not have enough room to keep the 26 women overnight, so they had to drive out to Van Nuys Jail.

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute has staged some truly fantastic shows over the past few years.

  • Two appointments from your Majesty came last year to this metropolitan church of Manila.

  • Girra was a powerful figure in the metropolitan pin-ball game syndicate and had a piece of the number policy racket too.

  • The dowager, on the contrary, would have preferred that half the metropolitan faculty should see him daily.

  • Notice was given that the Parson would address the public in the evening at Metropolitan Hall.

  • The hotel was really a good one, and the presence of several motor parties gave the caf almost a metropolitan appearance.

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