minimetropolis en · NOUN
Etymology
From mini- + metropolis.
Meanings
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A relatively small metropolis.
He arrived here 58 years ago and helped transform a onetime cow town into a minimetropolis, a former agricultural college into a prominent university and a football program into a national power.
2008 April 20, Mark Viera, “Question of Age Is Getting Old for Paterno”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| minimetropolises | Number=Plur | lexicographic |