Metropolitan area
Town and metropolitan area are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Town" instead a noun phrase "Metropolitan area".
Town
Town noun - A thickly settled, highly populated area.
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Synonyms for Town
Metropolitan area and town are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Metropolitan area" instead a noun "Town".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- place and metropolitan area
- place and town
- capital and metropolitan area
- capital and town
- municipality and metropolitan area
- municipality and town
- borough and metropolitan area
- borough and town
- urban area and metropolitan area
- urban area and town
- city and metropolitan area
- city and town
- township and metropolitan area
- township and town
Both terms in one sentence
- Phoenix, Arizona and its surrounding metropolitan area has the richer denizens living in the north and eastern parts of town, while the less-well-off tend to live in the south and western parts of the valley.
Source: Urban Segregation
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Town and Metropolitan area. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/metropolitan_area/town
Metropolitan area & Town. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/metropolitan_area/town>.
Town or Metropolitan area. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/metropolitan_area/town.
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