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metropolitan

How many syllables in metropolitan?

  5 syllables

Divide metropolitan into syllables:   met-ro-pol-i-tan
Primary syllable stress:   met-ro-pol-i-tan
Secondary syllable stress:   met-ro-pol-i-tan
How to pronounce metropolitan:   me-truh-pol-i-tn
How to say metropolitan:

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Synonyms for metropolitan


2 syllables
  • city
  • urban
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with metropolitan

    5 syllables
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