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metropolitan cities

metropolitan cities is the plural of metropolitan city.

Meaning of metropolitan city

Noun

metropolitan city (plural metropolitan cities)

  1. A large city that is the center of a metropolitan area; a metropolis.
  2. In India, a city at the center of a metropolitan area, which in this context is defined in the Constitution of India as "an area having a population of ten lakhs [one million] or more, comprised in one or more districts and consisting of two or more Municipalities or Panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by public notification to be a Metropolitan area for the purposes of this Part". See List of metropolitan areas in India.
  3. In Italy, a special type of province that contains a large city at its core. See Metropolitan cities of Italy for a list.
  4. In South Korea, a particular class of large cities. See Metropolitan cities of South Korea for a list.

Questions about metropolitan cities

What is metropolitan cities the plural of?
Metropolitan cities is the plural of metropolitan city.

Words near metropolitan cities in the dictionary

  1. metropolitan areas
  2. metropolitan bishop
  3. metropolitan bishops
  4. metropolitan borough
  5. metropolitan boroughs
  6. metropolitan cities
  7. metropolitan city
  8. metropolitan core
  9. metropolitan cores
  10. metropolitan counties
  11. metropolitan county

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