METROPOLITAN
\mˌɛtɹəpˈɒlɪtən], \mˌɛtɹəpˈɒlɪtən], \m_ˌɛ_t_ɹ_ə_p_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_t_ə_n]\
Definitions of METROPOLITAN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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relating to or characteristic of a metropolis; "metropolitan area"
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in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; as, metropolitan luxury.
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Of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; as, metropolitan authority.
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The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.
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An archbishop.
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A bishop whose see is civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a patriarch.
By Oddity Software
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Of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; as, metropolitan luxury.
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Of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; as, metropolitan authority.
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The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.
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An archbishop.
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A bishop whose see is civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a patriarch.
By Noah Webster.
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Pertaining to the chief city or capital of a kingdom, country, or state.
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The presiding bishop of a country or province; an archbishop.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
