"metropolitan city" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: metropolitan cities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} metropolitan city (plural metropolitan cities)
  1. A large city that is the center of a metropolitan area; a metropolis.
    Sense id: en-metropolitan_city-en-noun-FOVn1FZt
  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.
    Sense id: en-metropolitan_city-en-noun-nfwQqioL
  3. In Italy, a special type of province that contains a large city at its core. See Metropolitan cities of Italy for a list. Translations (type of province in Italy): città metropolitana [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-metropolitan_city-en-noun-hRDvagoX Disambiguation of 'type of province in Italy': 1 4 90 5
  4. In South Korea, a particular class of large cities. See Metropolitan cities of South Korea for a list.
    Sense id: en-metropolitan_city-en-noun-6LQKIHYE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 18 26 41

Inflected forms

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