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   met·ro·pol·i·tan

   /ˌmetrəˈpälətn/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting a metropolis, often inclusive of its surrounding areas: "the Boston metropolitan area"
   • 2. relating to or denoting the parent state of a colony or dependency: "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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   Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of the word metropolitan, which can be a noun or an adjective. A metropolitan is someone who lives in a metropolis or displays metropolitan manners or customs.

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   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. anti-city. anti-urban. boom town. Brummie. burgher. Cantabrigian. central city.

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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.

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   Learn the meaning of metropolitan as an adjective, noun, and title in English. Find out how to use it in different contexts, such as city, church, or country, and see synonyms and examples.

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   Learn the meaning of metropolitan as an adjective that describes something related to a large or capital city or a particular country. See how to use it in sentences and compare it with other words.