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Adjective: metropolitan  ,me-tru'pó-li-t(u)n
  1. Relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
    "metropolitan area"
Noun: metropolitan  ,me-tru'pó-li-t(u)n
  1. In the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
    "The metropolitan presided over the regional synod"
     
  2. A person who lives in a city
    "The metropolitan enjoyed the convenience of public transportation";
    - urbanite

Derived forms: metropolitans

Type of: archbishop, occupant, occupier, resident

Encyclopedia: Metropolitan, Edgware Road