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metropolitan

met·ro·pol·i·tan [ mèttrə póllit'n ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. forming large city: constituting a large urban area, usually one that includes a city and its suburbs and outlying areas

2. characteristic of metropolis: characteristic of a metropolis in scale, variety, or sophistication

3. domestic and internal: relating to the home territory of a country rather than to its territories elsewhere

4. relating to ecclesiastical metropolis: relating to or constituting an ecclesiastical metropolis



noun  (plural met·ro·pol·i·tans)
Definition:
 
1. city-dweller: an inhabitant of a metropolis

2. high-ranking church official: in some Christian denominations, a high-ranking church dignitary, e.g. an archbishop or head of an ecclesiastical province

3. head of Russian Orthodox Church: the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, based in Moscow

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