Preferred term
Metropolitan area
Type
Type of entity- Descriptor
Broader concept
Broader conceptEntry terms
Alternative terms for the concept.- City region
- Peri-urban area
- Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Urban agglomeration
- Urban area
In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.German
- Ballungsraum
- Agglomerationsraum
- Ballungsgebiet
- Metropolregion
- SMSA
- Stadtregion
- Verdichtungsgebiet
- Verdichtungsraum
URI
http://zbw.eu/stw/descriptor/11979-5