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| central city |
the city at about the center of a metropolitan area, as distinguished from suburbs and smaller towns. |
| metropolitan |
of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical metropolitan. [1/7 definitions] |
| nonmetropolitan |
combined form of metropolitan. |
| province |
(pl.) the sections of a country outside of its capital or large metropolitan areas (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/4 definitions] |
| rapid transit |
a system of metropolitan public transportation, such as a subway, that uses elevated and underground electric trains moving quickly and unimpeded through the city. |
| Scotland Yard |
the metropolitan police force of London, esp. the detective branch. [1/2 definitions] |
| subway |
an underground passenger train or rail system, usu. electric, operating in a large metropolitan area. [1/3 definitions] |
| underground |
(chiefly British) an underground passenger train or rail system, usu. electric, operating in a large metropolitan area; subway. [1/9 definitions] |
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