Eli5: Why are suburbs given there own names but still considered to be part of whatever big city they’re closest too. Is it part of the big city or it’s own?
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A large city and all of its suburbs together are a “metro area,” and the metro area is usually just referred to by the name of the large city. The suburbs often remain separate cities/towns/etc and handle their own affairs, but the residents of the suburb might say they are “in” the larger city especially if they are interacting with people in other parts of the country.
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