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noun

ˌme-trə-ˈpä-lə-tən How to pronounce metropolitan (audio)
Definition of metropolitannext
as in cosmopolitan
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers a TV series about the lives and loves of a group of young, attractive metropolitans

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metropolitan

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adjective

as in metro

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Recent Examples of metropolitan
Noun
From Atlantic beaches to Western mountains to central metropolitans, there’s a destination suited to every type of traveler. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025 Han, looking almost cartoonishly mid-century metropolitan, wears a dark coat, with the lapel snapped up, over a white shirt and a dark tie. — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Surprisingly, a recent survey of metropolitan areas showed that Silicon Valley didn’t lead the state, but Anaheim, Irvine and Santa Ana were near the top. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Hopkins and Burnsville are small towns in the Minneapolis metropolitan area and are southwest and south of the city. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for metropolitan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metropolitan
  1. cosmopolitan
  2. metro
  3. sophisticate
  4. civilized
  5. cultured
Noun
  • But her perspective is internet-era cosmopolitan; young but preternaturally wise about self-reliance.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • As long as the overall drink remains sufficiently boozy, cocktails that contain citrus—such as margaritas, daiquiris, and cosmopolitans—can also work well or just require a few slight tweaks.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
Definition of cosmopolitan
Adjective
  • Early voting begins Saturday for the Georgia’s primary runoffs in some metro Atlanta counties.
    — Chris Joyner, AJC.com, 5 June 2026
  • The metro Atlanta senator, who represents Senate District 44, made the announcement on a video posted to Facebook on Thursday.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of metro
Noun
  • The homeowners, who launched the modern apothecary brand Malin+Goetz in 2004 out of a white-box Manhattan storefront, have settled into life as rural sophisticates.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
  • International sophisticates of every age, seasonal trade-fair young professionals, glamour puss models, honeymooners, couples with kids in tow, heads of state and some of the world’s biggest film stars.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of sophisticate
Adjective
  • Call of the Wild is a field study pitting the civilized against the atavistic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Teddy Roosevelt exhorted a nation of effeminate, civilized men to sally forth into the wild and reclaim their natural vitality.
    — Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026
Definition of civilized
Adjective
  • For instance, in the Hartford student apartments, generous-sized, bathroom vanities with double sinks are topped with cultured marble.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • As joint capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1873 to 1918, Budapest was one of the liveliest, most cultured, and prosperous cities in Europe; that golden era saw the construction of grand boulevards and numerous splendid buildings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of cultured

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