metropolitan

[ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən]

adjective/nounN/A (adjective); masculine (noun)pl: N/A (adjective); metropolitans (noun)

metropolitano

1. relating to a large city and its surrounding areas

The metropolitan area has a population of over 10 million.

A área metropolitana tem uma população superior a 10 milhões.

2. characteristic of or relating to city life

She has a sophisticated metropolitan style.

Ela tem um estilo sofisticado metropolitano.

3. a person living in or native to a metropolis

He is a true metropolitan, never having left the city.

Ele é um verdadeiro metropolitano, nunca tendo saído da cidade.

4. in Christianity, a bishop of the highest rank in an ecclesiastical province

The metropolitan presided over the synod.

O metropolita presidiu o sínodo.

NYC Slang

metro (colloquial shorthand for metropolitan or the subway system)

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

metropolitano

Standard term for urban/city-related contexts

São Paulo

metropolitano

Commonly used in regional government contexts (RMSP - Região Metropolitana de São Paulo)

Rio de Janeiro

metropolitano

Used for RMRJ (Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro)

Portugal

metropolitano

Standard usage, also refers to the Metro (subway system)

metropolitan area

metropolitan police

metropolitan bishop

metropolitan region

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