micropolitan

English

Etymology

Blend of micro- +‎ metropolitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmaɪkɹəˈpɒlɪtən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

micropolitan (not comparable)

1. (US statistical area) of a city, or twin cities having at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants: less populated than metropolitan but more than rural.
   • 2004 June 27, “Small-town USA goes micropolitan”, in USA Today‎^[1]:

Translations

less populated than metropolitan but more than rural

• French: micropolitain
• Spanish: micropolitano

References

• “micropolitan”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.