metropolitan

Definition

  • noun: the primate of an ecclesiastical province
  • adjective: of or relating to a large city and the surrounding cities and towns
  • synonyms: archbishop, capita

Examples

  • This is one of the best seafood restaurants in 'metropolitan' Los Angeles.

  • the greater New York 'metropolitan' area

  • a 'metropolitan' newspaper

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) that ever happened to me. Hello. I need you to arrest me. I am the leader of a terrorist organization responsible for numerous acts of vandalism and assault all over this city. In the metropolitan area, we had probably members. Chapters have sprung up in five or six other major cities already. (..)
    1999 Fight Club