English dictionary

metropolitan

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

adj.pert

Examples
Metropolitan area.

Source: WordNet 3.0
Of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; as, <i>metropolitan</i> luxury.

adjective

Source: webster1913

in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity

noun.person

Source: WordNet 3.0
a person who lives in a metropolis

noun.person

Source: WordNet 3.0
The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.

noun

Source: webster1913