metropolitan

noun adjective

Stress: third syllable

Syllables: met-ro-pol-i-tan (5)

English Definition

Relating to or denoting a large city and its surrounding suburbs

Example Sentence

Dhaka is a busy metropolitan city.

US IPA /ˌmetrəˈpɑːlɪtən/
UK IPA /ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən/