METROPOLITAN


Meaning of METROPOLITAN in English

met ‧ ro ‧ pol ‧ i ‧ tan /ˌmetrəˈpɒlət ə n◂, ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪt ə n◂ $ -ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]

1 . relating or belonging to a very large city:

a metropolitan area of South Australia

2 . technical relating to France, rather than its COLONIES :

metropolitan France

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.