micropolitan

English

Etymology

Blend of micro- +‎ metropolitan

Adjective

micropolitan (not comparable)

(US statistical area) of a city, or twin cities having at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 inhabitants: less populated than metropolitan but more than rural.
- 2004 June 27, “Small-town USA goes micropolitan”, in USA Today‎:

Translations

less populated than metropolitan but more than rural

French: micropolitain

Spanish: micropolitano

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