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adj
Of or pertaining to a city or twin cities having at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants; of a city: less populated than a metropolitan area but more than a rural one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A city or twin cities having at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants; a city which is less populated than a metropolitan area but more than a rural one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Blend of micro- (prefix meaning ‘very small’) + metropolitan.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
