metropolitan
met·ro·po·litan
adjective
1.
noun
1.
in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
2.
a person who lives in a metropolis
Origin
From Late Latin metropolitanus, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης (mētropolítēs).
Phrases
- Delaware Valley Metropolitan Area
- Kamrup Metropolitan
- metropolitan area
- metropolitan area network
- metropolitan borough
- metropolitan city
- metropolitan core
- metropolitan county
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