Definitions for Metropolitan
ˌmɛ trəˈpɒl ɪ tnMet·ro·pol·i·tan

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. metropolitannoun

   in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity

2. metropolitanadjective

   a person who lives in a metropolis

3. metropolitanadjective

   relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

   "metropolitan area"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. metropolitannoun

   A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.

   Etymology: From metropolitanus, from μητροπολίτης.

2. metropolitannoun

   The inhabitant of a metropolis.

   Etymology: From metropolitanus, from μητροπολίτης.

3. metropolitanadjective

   Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan.

   Etymology: From metropolitanus, from μητροπολίτης.

4. metropolitanadjective

   Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement.

   Etymology: From metropolitanus, from μητροπολίτης.

Webster Dictionary(4.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Metropolitanadjective

   of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; as, metropolitan luxury

   Etymology: [LL. metropolitanus.]

2. 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.]

3. Metropolitannoun

   the superior or presiding bishop of a country or province

   Etymology: [LL. metropolitanus.]

4. Metropolitannoun

   an archbishop

   Etymology: [LL. metropolitanus.]

5. Metropolitannoun

   a bishop whose see is civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a patriarch

   Etymology: [LL. metropolitanus.]

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1. Metropolitan

   Metropolitan is the debut film by director and screenwriter Whit Stillman. It received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

Matched Categories

1. • Archbishop

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Metropolitan' in Adjectives Frequency: #707

How to pronounce Metropolitan?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Metropolitan in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Metropolitan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Metropolitan in a Sentence

1. Metropolitan Police:

   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.

2. Hope Hicks:

   ‘ 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.

3. Krys Johnson:

   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.

4. Mayor Eduardo Paes:

   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.

5. Warren Cohn:

   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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