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The phrase "metropolitan area" is correct and usable in written English.
It refers to a large population center that contains multiple cities and towns. For example, "The Metropolitan Area of Washington DC includes the cities of Alexandria and Bethesda".
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metropolitan area
noun
An area of population usually with a central or core city and surrounding towns or suburbs.
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Paul metropolitan area.
Paul metropolitan area, MN.
Enschede metropolitan area is contiguous with Hengelo.
New York City metropolitan area.
Beijing and its metropolitan area.
We're a major metropolitan area.
Paul (Twin Cities) metropolitan area.
Lufthansa and Bayer have headquarters in the metropolitan area.
I live in the metropolitan area!
Washington, D.C.: metropolitan areaWashington, D.C., metropolitan area.
The New York metropolitan area is No. 9.
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