metropolitan
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Synonyms: metropolite, metropolitans, micropolitan, metropolitic, tetrapolitan
Antonyms: metropolite, metropolitans, micropolitan, metropolitic, tetrapolitan
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Noun
- {{lb|en|Christianity}} A [[bishop]] empowered to oversee other bishops; an [[archbishop]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
- The [[inhabitant]] of a [[metropolis]]. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
Adjective
- {{lb|en|Christianity}} Pertaining to the [[see]] or province of a metropolitan. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
- Of, or pertaining to, a [[metropolis]] or other large [[urban]] [[settlement]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
- Of or pertaining to the parent state of a colony or territory, or the home country, e.g. [[metropolitan France]]
Proper noun
- {{lb|en|rail}} The {{w|Metropolitan Line}} of [[London Underground]], which has its ancestry in the {{w|Metropolitan Railway}}.
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