SMSA

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/ɛsɛmɛseɪ/

noun

Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, a US Census concept known since 1960 as Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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Meanings

nounSMSA (plural SMSAs)

plural SMSAs

  1. Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, a US Census concept known since 1960 as Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

SMSA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SMSA

MLA

“SMSA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SMSA. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “SMSA,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SMSA.

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