a metropolitan area, especially as it is defined by demographics and other statistical measures; urban sprawl; the region of and around a city; a city beyond its political and governmental boundaries see MSA. definition of metroarea defined definition of metro area defined metropol definition of metropolitan area defined definition of metro defined

a geographical area defined by economic size and commuting trends

Short for "metropolitan area." This term is normally used to mean a standard metropolitan statitical area, as defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Budget.

See Metropolitan Statistical Area

The central counties designated by A.C. Nielsen, usually corresponding to the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Rating and population information is broken out by total market or by metro area. Not necessarily the boundaries of the political district or city.

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