metropolitan
adjective
of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
nonmetropolitan
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a word derived from
metropolitan.
Example Sentences
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Geographically, 19.1% of children in nonmetropolitan areas got treated for mental health disorders in 2021.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
He said the analysis compared the rates of nonmetropolitan, or rural, areas and metropolitan, or urban, areas.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
Never mind that, per the C.D.C., the daily case rates in urban and nonmetropolitan areas closely track one another.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
In Pennsylvania, nonmetropolitan voters make up just 12 percent of the population.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2018
Hispanics in particular were responsible for the majority of nonmetropolitan population growth between 1990 and 2010.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2016
