metropolitanzone
nounUK /ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtən zəʊn/
US /ˌmɛtrəˈpɑːlɪtən zoʊn/
A big city area where many people live and work.
The train takes people from the suburbs into the metropolitan zone every morning.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The central part of a large city and the towns around it, treated as one region for planning.
The metropolitan zone includes the city center and several nearby towns.
3. An area covered by a city's public transport and services.
Buses in the metropolitan zone run until midnight.
4. A region where a large city's government makes rules for growth and building.
New housing rules apply across the whole metropolitan zone.