Synonyms for METROPOLITAN
ˌmɛ trəˈpɒl ɪ tnmet·ro·pol·i·tan

Princeton's WordNet

1. metropolitannoun

   in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity

2. metropolitanadjective

   a person who lives in a metropolis

3. metropolitanadjective

   relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

   "metropolitan area"

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1. metropolitannoun

   Synonyms:
   archbishop, primate

2. metropolitanadjective

   Synonyms:
   of the metropolis

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1. List of paraphrases for "metropolitan":

   métropolitain, metropolitana, metro, metropolis, greater, urban, capital, agglomeration, cosmopolitan

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1. Maureen Monaghan:

   Considering the cost of housing in a metropolitan area and other financial obligations such as student loan payments, young adults have to prioritize spending.

2. The BBC:

   Sadly still happens to young black men too often. Evidence-based stop and search can be a tool against crime. But random stops like this take too many resources for what they achieve, and in the end only poison police-community relations. officers established that Sunday London Metropolitan Police did in fact have insurance for the vehicle.

3. Hurricane Center:

   Across the rest of coastal Texas into southwest Louisiana rainfall of 5 to 10 inches is expected. This rainfall may produce areas of considerable flash and urban flooding, especially in highly urbanized metropolitan areas.

4. Ali Nasoor -LRB- @ali_kagawa -RRB-:

   This image portrays how an African city like Dar es Salaam is evolving to become a metropolitan city hand-in-hand with economical and sociological progress towards a new urban Tanzania.

5. British Airways:

   We are working with the Metropolitan Police and the authorities in Johannesburg to establish the facts surrounding this very rare case.