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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dae-do-si-ui
"그는 대도시의 활기찬 분위기를 좋아한다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for a large and densely populated urban area.
"She moved to the coast to escape the fast-paced, stressful big-city lifestyle." - 2
Sophisticated, cosmopolitan, or ambitious on a scale typical of major metropolises.
"He has big-city ambitions that simply cannot be fulfilled in a small rural town."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English adjective 'big' (of considerable size or extent) and the Middle English noun 'city' (from Old French 'cité', ultimately from Latin 'citatem'/'civitas'). The hyphenated compound adjective form emerged in late 19th-century American English to describe characteristics, lifestyle, or scale typical of major metropolitan areas.
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métropolitain
Transliteration: meh-tro-po-li-tahn
"Il aime l'animation de la vie métropolitaine."
großstädtisch
Transliteration: gros-shtaet-ish
"Sie genießt das großstädtische Flair."
metropolitano
Transliteration: me-tro-po-li-ta-no
"Preferisce il ritmo della vita metropolitana."
metropolitano
Transliteration: me-tro-po-li-ta-no
"Extrañaba el bullicio de la vida metropolitana."
metropolitano
Transliteration: me-tro-po-li-ta-nu
"Ele adaptou-se rapidamente ao ritmo metropolitano."
महानगरीय
Transliteration: mahaanagareey
"उसने महानगरीय जीवन शैली अपना ली है।"
大都市的
Transliteration: dà dūshì de
"他习惯了大都市的生活节奏。"
대도시의
Transliteration: dae-do-si-ui
"그는 대도시의 활기찬 분위기를 좋아한다."
大都市風の
Transliteration: daitoshi-fū no
"彼女は大都市風の洗練された生活を送っている。"
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