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