Metroplex

[ me-truh-pleks ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)

1. a vast metropolitan area that encompasses several cities and their suburbs:

   We're moving to the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Metroplex¹

Probably metro- ³ + (com)plex

Example Sentences

It’s enough to push the Texas Rangers — the reigning World Series champions — onto the back burner in the Metroplex.

From Seattle Times

“We need them to stay in the metroplex.”

From Seattle Times

Raleigh didn’t make it public knowledge on Tuesday and the Mariners weren’t certain he would be able to get the tooth handled while they were in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex or they would have to wait till they returned to Seattle.

From Seattle Times

But the Angels have no choice but to move on after the two-time AL MVP left owner Arte Moreno’s Orange County club this week for the Los Angeles metroplex’s much more successful baseball team, agreeing to a 10-year deal worth $700 million.

From Seattle Times

They board flights — we won’t assume charter given the hurting athletic budgets of the schools — and land in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

From Los Angeles Times