Metroplex

[ me-truh-pleks ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)

1. a vast metropolitan area that encompasses several cities and their suburbs:

   We're moving to the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Metroplex¹

Probably metro- ³ + (com)plex

Example Sentences

The D.C. metroplex has six of the richest counties in America.

From The Daily Beast

In the past year, the D.C. metroplex has added 33,000 jobs, or 1.1 percent of the total.

From The Daily Beast