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. Peter Zanoni:

   Read MoreShe did not provide additional details on their conditions. Nueces County has the fastest growth in new cases on the seven-day average than any other metropolitan county in the state, you can see the trend line is relatively flat until July, and this is where we have had that huge spike in cases, and this is why it's turned into a major problem for Nueces County.

2. Iain Moor:

   Metropolitan Police Service is committed to tackling violence against women and girls in all its forms, i hope the victims and the public more widely are reassured that no one is above the law and Metropolitan Police Service will relentlessly pursue those offenders who target women in this way.

3. John Sheahan:

   I personally don’t think we’re ever going to be satisfied with the why, said John Sheahan, a former sergeant and SWAT team officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. We're talking about someone who has never had a lot of friends, kept to himself, and had all the finances in the world to do what he was going to do. Since the shooting, The FBI and police investigators have interviewed hundreds of witnesses, including Paddock's girlfriend Mary Lou Danley. They also looked into his gun buying history, taken apart his computer and even sent his brain to Stanford University for detailed forensic examination. But in recent weeks, authorities have provided little to no insight into the status of their investigation. The FBI’s Las Vegas field office did not respond to Fox News ’ request for an interview while the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department declined to take part in one. When we have more information to provide, we will let everybody know, LVMPD Officer Larry Hadfield told Fox News. But John Sheahan warns there may never be new information to release. Police investigators want to give the public answers. It takes the monkey off your backs.

4. Peter Zanoni:

   Read More Nueces County has the fastest growth in new cases on the seven-day average than any other metropolitan county in the state, you can see the trend line is relatively flat until July, and this is where we have had that huge spike in cases, and this is why it's turned into a major problem for Nueces County.

5. Mayor Eduardo Paes:

   The Olympics are also in a time that has very little rain, then this amount of debris that comes from five municipalities in the metropolitan region, with poor sanitation, is also controllable...I do not see as a problem for the Olympics.