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metropolitan

/mɛtɹəˈpɒlɪtən/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.
  2. The inhabitant of a metropolis.
  3. Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan.
  4. Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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