metropolitan

//ˌmetrəˈpɑːlɪtən//
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Adjective

1

Relating to or characteristic of a large city or urban area, especially a capital or major city

The metropolitan area has a population of over 10 million people.

2

Relating to or denoting a metropolitan bishop or archbishop

The metropolitan archbishop presided over the ceremony.

Noun

1

A person who lives in a large city or metropolitan area

As a metropolitan, she was used to the fast pace of city life.

2

A bishop having authority over the bishops of a province, in particular an archbishop in the Orthodox Church

The metropolitan presides over the synod of bishops in his province.

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