What does Metropolitan mean?
Definitions for Metropolitan
ˌmɛ trəˈpɒl ɪ tnMet·ro·pol·i·tan
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Princeton's WordNet
metropolitannoun
in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
metropolitanadjective
a person who lives in a metropolis
metropolitanadjective
relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
"metropolitan area"
Wiktionary
metropolitannoun
A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.
Etymology: From metropolitanus, from μητροπολίτης.
metropolitannoun
The inhabitant of a metropolis.
Etymology: From metropolitanus, from μητροπολίτης.
metropolitanadjective
Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan.
Etymology: From metropolitanus, from μητροπολίτης.
metropolitanadjective
Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement.
Etymology: From metropolitanus, from μητροπολίτης.
Webster Dictionary
Metropolitanadjective
of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; as, metropolitan luxury
Etymology: [LL. metropolitanus.]
Metropolitanadjective
of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; as, metropolitan authority
Etymology: [LL. metropolitanus.]
Metropolitannoun
the superior or presiding bishop of a country or province
Etymology: [LL. metropolitanus.]
Metropolitannoun
an archbishop
Etymology: [LL. metropolitanus.]
Metropolitannoun
a bishop whose see is civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a patriarch
Etymology: [LL. metropolitanus.]
Freebase
Metropolitan
Metropolitan is the debut film by director and screenwriter Whit Stillman. It received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
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Rank popularity for the word 'Metropolitan' in Adjectives Frequency: #707
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Metropolitan in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Metropolitan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Metropolitan in a Sentence
Please don't cross the border. Please come home to Metropolitan Police. Metropolitan Police Mum needs you home and is really worried. Metropolitan Police are not mad at you, Metropolitan Police love you.
‘ Paul said he does n’t want you on TV ’, mr. Trump goes f --- ing ballistic. We’re over the metropolitan area, so you can get cell service if you fly at a low altitude.
If every other state and metropolitan area takes the same dire stance, many cities may be spared the situation that NYC is in, our actions every day matter in preventing people from getting the virus and thus reducing the burden on the health care system.
The Olympics are also in a time that has very little rain, then this amount of debris that comes from five municipalities in the metropolitan region, with poor sanitation, is also controllable...I do not see as a problem for the Olympics.
I mean, when we got out of our office in Midtown on 36th Street, when I packed it up…mid-pandemic, the city did not look like itself, so, I think it's deteriorated, really. And I think it's a great shame. … It's really sad to see what has happened to New York or other great metropolitan areas.
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- محافظهArabic
- metropolitàCatalan, Valencian
- metropolitníCzech
- metropolitDanish
- μητροπολίτηςGreek
- metropolitaEsperanto
- metropolitanoSpanish
- suurkaupunkilainenFinnish
- métropolitain, urbainFrench
- uirbeachIrish
- metropolitanoItalian
- metropolitanusLatin
- metropolittNorwegian
- metropolitanoPortuguese
- центра́льный, столи́чныйRussian
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