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non-metropolitan

non--met·ro·pol·i·tan
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te me-truh-pol-i-tn]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌmɛ trəˈpɒl ɪ tn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te me-truh-pol-i-tn]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌmɛ trəˈpɒl ɪ tn/

Definitions of non-metropolitan word

  • adjective non-metropolitan of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc. 1
  • adjective non-metropolitan of or relating to a large city, its surrounding suburbs, and other neighboring communities: the New York metropolitan area. 1
  • adjective non-metropolitan pertaining to or constituting a mother country. 1
  • adjective non-metropolitan pertaining to an ecclesiastical metropolis. 1
  • noun non-metropolitan an inhabitant of a metropolis. 1
  • noun non-metropolitan a person who has the sophistication, fashionable taste, or other habits and manners associated with those who live in a metropolis. 1
See all 10 definitions of non-metropolitan

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Origin of non-metropolitan

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Late Latin mētropolītānus of, belonging to a metropolis < Greek mētropolī́t(ēs) (see metropolis, -ite1) + Latin -ānus -an

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Parts of speech for Non-metropolitan

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Non-metropolitan

non-metropolitan popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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