metroplex
Merged metropolitan area
A metroplex is a large metropolitan area, especially one formed by multiple cities that have grown together into a continuous urban region.
The term is most associated with the Dallas–Fort Worth area in Texas, often called simply the Metroplex.
It emphasizes interconnected urban sprawl rather than a single dominant city: Housing prices across the metroplex have risen sharply.
View of urban architecture
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
- downtownCentral business district
- highriseMultistory urban building
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
infrastructure · cosmopolitan · nightlife · gentrification · plaza · commercial · density · mixed-use
Residential areas outside cities
- exurbiaResidential zone past suburbs
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- highwaysMajor intercity roads
- trafficMovement along routes
congestion · outskirts · satellite · zoning · annexation · expansion · development · housing
State of being linked
- transportationMoving people or goods
- networkInterconnected system
- nexusConnecting central point
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
crossroads · junction · gateway · interchange · transit · terminal · airport · DFW
Paid occupation status
- workforceAll available workers
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- headquartersCentral command location
- industryEconomic production sector
commerce · real-estate · jobs · manufacturing · retail · enterprise
Local administrative division
- districtBounded administrative area
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- areaExtent of surface
- zoneBounded area designation
sector · locale · vicinity · jurisdiction · municipalities · consolidated · adjacent · boundary
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
- downtownCentral business district
- highriseMultistory urban building
boulevard · infrastructure · cosmopolitan · nightlife · gentrification · plaza · commercial · density · mixed-use · redevelopment
suburbs
Residential areas outside cities
traffic · congestion · outskirts · satellite · zoning · annexation · expansion · development · housing · spread
connectivity
State of being linked
- transportationMoving people or goods
- networkInterconnected system
- nexusConnecting central point
convergence · crossroads · junction · gateway · interchange · transit · terminal · airport · DFW · freeway
employment
Paid occupation status
- workforceAll available workers
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- headquartersCentral command location
industry · commerce · real-estate · jobs · manufacturing · retail · enterprise
county
Local administrative division
zone · sector · locale · vicinity · jurisdiction · municipalities · consolidated · adjacent · boundary · incorporated
- urban regionsmegalopolis, conurbation, urban sprawl, urban agglomeration, megaregion
- clusterscluster, star cluster, clump, galaxy cluster, grape cluster
metroplexrural area
Low-density agricultural region
countryside · hinterland · wilderness · hamlet · village
metroplexhamlet
Tiny rural settlement
village · small town · one-horse town · rural community · backwater
metroplexwilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
open country · undeveloped land · frontier · nature preserve · greenfield