micropolitan
adjEtymology
Blend of micro- (prefix meaning ‘very small’) + metropolitan.
- derived from μητροπολίτης
- derived from metropolitanus
Definitions
Of or pertaining to a city or twin cities having at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000…
Of or pertaining to a city or twin cities having at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants; of a city: less populated than a metropolitan area but more than a rural one.
A city or twin cities having at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants
A city or twin cities having at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants; a city which is less populated than a metropolitan area but more than a rural one.
- For marketing experts who help companies decide where to expand, the "micropolitans" represent potentially lucrative – and untapped – markets. More than 28 million people, or one in 10 Americans, live in such areas.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for micropolitan. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA