metropolitan

Definition of Metropolitan in English :

Noun

1. metropolitan

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

2. metropolitan

a person who lives in a metropolis

Adjective

3. metropolitan

relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

Example Sentences:
'metropolitan area'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Metropolitan

see synonyms of metropolitan

adjective

1.

of or characteristic of a metropolis

2.

constituting a city and its suburbs

the metropolitan area

3. Also: metropolitical

of, relating to, or designating an ecclesiastical metropolis

4.

of or belonging to the home territories of a country, as opposed to overseas territories

metropolitan France

noun

5.

a. Eastern Churches

the head of an ecclesiastical province, ranking between archbishop and patriarch

b. Church of England

an archbishop

c. Roman Catholic Church

an archbishop or bishop having authority in certain matters over the dioceses in his province

Metropolitan

see synonyms of metropolitan

adjective

1.

of or constituting a metropolis (sense 1) metropolis (sense 2)

2.

designating or of a metropolitan (sense 6)

3. US

designating or of a population area consisting of a central city and smaller surrounding communities

4.

designating or of a mother country as distinguished from a colony, territory, etc.

noun

5.

a person who lives in and knows a metropolis (sense 1) metropolis (sense 2) or one who has the characteristic attitudes and manners of such a person

6.

a.

an archbishop having authority over the bishops of a church province

b. Eastern Christian Church

a bishop ranking just below a patriarch

7.

in ancient Greece, a citizen of a metropolis (sense 3)

Metropolitan

see synonyms of metropolitan

adj.

1.

a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a major city: crowded metropolitan streets; a metropolitan newspaper.

b. Of or constituting a large city or urbanized area, including adjacent suburbs and towns: the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area; a metropolitan county.

2. Of, relating to, or constituting the home territory of an imperial or colonial state.

3. Of or relating to an ecclesiastical metropolitan.

n.

1. A citizen of a metropolis, especially one who displays urbane characteristics, attitudes, and values.

2.

a. In the Western Christian churches, a bishop with provincial powers, with some authority over suffragan bishops.

b. In most Eastern Orthodox churches, a bishop who is head of an ecclesiastical province and ranks next below the patriarch.

c. In the Greek Orthodox church, a bishop ranking next below an archbishop.

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