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metroplex

metroplex

2 7.4
A large area made of several nearby cities and their suburbs
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛtroʊplɛks/
  • US
translation icon : metroplex
  • Cruz won by about 2-1 in fast-growing exurban counties in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and metro Houston.
  • Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex

Now, if you're wondering where all this is taking place, we're right in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex.

Examples

  • Since 9/11, I have thought the further away you can live from a metroplex area, the better.

    Blog text (26)

  • With the crazy traffic and drivers in the metroplex, he would drive a semi cab if he could get away with it.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • If you live in a metroplex, you may find yourself trapped with no way out.

    Blog text (26)

  • The growth of the Asian Indian population in the DFW metroplex has followed these national trends.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Village Creek serves a major portion of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, one of the fastest growing areas in the country.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex is huge, and it has countless H-1Bs granted all the time.

    Blog text (21)

  • Asian Indians are residentially dispersed throughout the metroplex.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The 6'1", 185-pound Elite 11 quarterback was born and raised in the heart of the Dallas Metroplex.

    Blog text (31)

  • The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is known for its diverse culture and growing economy.

  • After moving to the metroplex, she quickly adjusted to the fast-paced lifestyle.

Synonyms

megalopolis
vsmetroplex
1 8.1

A very large area where several cities and towns meet and many people live

includes suburbs closely linked rather than only dense urban cores
supercity
vsmetroplex
1 6.8

A very large city formed when several towns join, often imagined as very modern

refers to real connected cities and suburbs not an imagined futuristic city

How Big

megalopolis
1 8.1
metroplex
  • US
2 7.4
metropolis
175 5.2
city
∞ 1.0
town
∞ 1.0
village
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

metroplex singular
metroplexes plural

Morphology

metroplex = metro + plex (semi-transparent) = metro + plex

The element 'metro' clearly evokes 'metropolitan', but '-plex' is a less productive combining element (or informal slang) meaning 'complex/multiplex', so the exact sense 'complex of cities' may not be fully obvious to learners.

Etymology

Metroplex comes from metro- meaning 'city', as in metropolitan or the metro train, and -plex like in complex or multiplex, meaning 'a group' or 'many parts'. So, a metroplex is a 'group of cities and suburbs' that work together as one large area.