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English adjective: metropolitan

1. metropolitan relating to or characteristic of a metropolis


SamplesMetropolitan area.


English noun: metropolitan

1. metropolitan (person) in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity


Broader (hypernym)archbishop

2. metropolitan (person) a person who lives in a metropolis


Broader (hypernym)occupant, occupier, resident









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