metroplex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large metropolitan area containing several cities and their suburbs.

Word forms

metroplex metroplexes

Etymology

Blend of metropolitan + complex, originally coined as a marketing term for the Dallas–Fort Worth conurbation.

Derived words

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