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   metropolitan

   /ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪt(ə)n/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting a metropolis or large city: "the Boston metropolitan area"
   • 2. relating to or denoting the parent state of a colony: "metropolitan Spain"
   • 3. relating to or denoting a metropolitan or his see: "a metropolitan bishop"

   noun

   • 1. a bishop having authority over the bishops of a province, in particular (in Orthodox Churches) one ranking above archbishop and below patriarch: "the post of Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bucovina"
   • 2. an inhabitant of a metropolis or large city: "a sophisticated metropolitan"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the ecclesiastical sense): from late Latin metropolitanus, from Greek mētropolitēs ‘citizen of a mother state’, from mētropolis (see metropolis).

   Derivatives

   • 1. metropolitanism noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › metropolitanMETROPOLITAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ˌme·trəˈpɑl·ɪ·t ə n / Add to word list. of or in a large city: the Boston metropolitan area.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › metropolitanMetropolitan Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : of or constituting a metropolitan or his see. 2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a metropolis and sometimes including its suburbs. 3. : of, relating to, or constituting a mother country as distinguished from a colony. Synonyms. Noun. city slicker. cosmopolitan. cosmopolite. slicker. sophisticate.

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   Metropolitan definition: of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.. See examples of METROPOLITAN used in a sentence.

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   The adjective metropolitan describes something that's characteristic of a city. You really enjoy metropolitan life — there's always something happening, and you can walk or take the subway anywhere you want to go.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › metropolitanMETROPOLITAN definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ˌmet.rəˈpɑː.lə.t ə n / uk / ˌmet.rəˈpɒl.ɪ.t ə n / Add to word list. relating to a large city: the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He was drawn to the metropolitan glamour and excitement of Paris. a metropolitan area. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general) aerotropolis

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   Definition of metropolitan adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   adj. 1. (Sociology) of or characteristic of a metropolis. 2. (Human Geography) constituting a city and its suburbs: the metropolitan area. 3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Also: metropolitical of, relating to, or designating an ecclesiastical metropolis.