metropolitan region

collocation in English

meaningsofmetropolitanandregion

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metropolitan
adjective
uk
/ˌmet.rəˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/us
/ˌmet.rəˈpɑː.lə.tən/
relating to a ...
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region
noun[C]
uk
/ˈriː.dʒən/us
/ˈriː.dʒən/
a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country ...
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(Definition ofmetropolitanandregionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmetropolitan region

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It was partly to check the haphazard spread of urbanization in themetropolitanregionthat the new city was planned.
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A reorganized and expandedmetropolitanregionwould preserve economic dynamism and social diversity through a 'diffuse recentralization' (p. 75).
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Consequently, improvement packages in themetropolitanregionranged from developments with a full complement of services to those with no services other than graded streets.
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I am reinforced in that by a report of a working party of paediatricians in the south-eastmetropolitanregion.
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There is a similar practical reason for making the other change and raising the exemption limit in the outermetropolitanregionto 10,000 sq.
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There are many places in the outermetropolitanregionwhich, on purely economic grounds, could be said to be good choices.
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If, therefore, we were to detract certain areas from the region, themetropolitanregionwould still exist for other purposes.
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He made —the one proviso that it might be necessary to extend the control to areas just on the fringe of themetropolitanregion.
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For statistical purposes, themetropolitanregionis already in use.
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This region is described in common discussions by planners, local authorities and others as the "metropolitanregion".
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We are bound, therefore, to select themetropolitanregionwhich was already in existence and which had already been given that name.
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I am particularly concerned about the outermetropolitanregion.
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Full details of this inquiry will be announced as soon as possible, but it is envisaged that it will be headed by a chief ambulance officer from anothermetropolitanregion.
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One other point has been made very strongly, both in the campaign generally and again to-night, concerning the adequacy of maternity bed accommodation in this part of themetropolitanregion.
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This is a very difficult point to understand, because when an area is added to themetropolitanregionit does not become part of themetropolitanregion.
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By using metropolitan areas as the unit of analysis, the high degree of socio-spatial variation across themetropolitanregionis ignored.
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The plan identifies and analyzes transportation needs of themetropolitanregionand creates a framework for project priorities.
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In 2011 themetropolitanregionhad an estimated population of 3.74 million.
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Themetropolitanregionis the largest shared between the two states.
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Indigenous rights is another important approach in native communities living in themetropolitanregion.
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