Words / B1

metr-uh-POL-it-uh-n/ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən/

Metropolitan means connected with a large city; the Metropolitan Police (the Met) serve Greater London. Urban is a close twin; rural is the opposite. Exam day: Metropolitan line delays are not an excuse after 9.30.

Meaning

Connected with a large city; the Metropolitan Police serve Greater London.

Examples

• “Metropolitan line delays are not an excuse after 9.30 on exam day.”
• “A metropolitan borough has different duties from a county council.”

Good to know

metropolitan + area / borough / police. Close: urban. Opposite: rural. London: the Met. Local government / TfL. Not a synonym for “fashionable”.

Near in meaning

urban

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