| English adjective: metropolitan | |||
| 1. | metropolitan relating to or characteristic of a metropolis | ||
| Samples | Metropolitan 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 | ||