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Metroplex

American  
[me-truh-pleks] / ˈmɛ trəˌplɛks /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

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

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

Etymology

Origin of Metroplex

Probably metro- 3 + (com)plex

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