- ac|ro|pol|i|tan
- ac|ro|pol|i|tan «AK ruh POL uh tuhn», adjective.of or having to do with an acropolis.
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cos´mo|pol´i|tan|ly — cos|mo|pol|i|tan «KOZ muh POL uh tuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. belonging to all parts of the world; not limited to any one country or its inhabitants; widely spread: »Music is one of the most cosmopolitan of the arts. SYNONYM(S): universal,… … Useful english dictionary
cos|mo|pol|i|tan — «KOZ muh POL uh tuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. belonging to all parts of the world; not limited to any one country or its inhabitants; widely spread: »Music is one of the most cosmopolitan of the arts. SYNONYM(S): universal, international. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
met|ro|pol|i|tan — «MEHT ruh POL uh tuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of a large city; belonging to large cities: »metropolitan newspapers. 2. constituting a metropolis: »a metropolitan center. 3. of or having to do with a metropolitan of the church, or his see or… … Useful english dictionary
Ne|a|pol|i|tan — «NEE uh POL uh tuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with Naples, a city in Italy. –n. a person born or living in Naples. ╂[< Latin Neāpolītānus < Neāpolis Naples < Greek Neápolis < néā, feminine of néos new + pólis city] … Useful english dictionary
tech|no|pol|i|tan — «TEHK nuh POL uh tuhn», adjective. of or having to do with a technopolis … Useful english dictionary
tet|ra|pol|i|tan — «TEHT ruh POL uh tuhn», adjective. of or having to do with a tetrapolis … Useful english dictionary
met´ro|pol´i|tan|i|za´tion — met|ro|pol|i|tan|ize «MEHT ruh POL uh tuh nyz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make or become metropolitan. 2. to incorporate into a metropolitan area. –met´ro|pol´i|tan|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
met|ro|pol|i|tan|ize — «MEHT ruh POL uh tuh nyz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make or become metropolitan. 2. to incorporate into a metropolitan area. –met´ro|pol´i|tan|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
Con|stan|ti|no|pol|i|tan — «kon STAN tuh nuh POL uh tuhn», adjective. of or having to do with Constantinople (ancient Byzantium) or with the Eastern Empire or Church; Byzantine: »The Constantinopolitan Greek patriarchate. ╂[< Late Latin Constantīnopolītānus <… … Useful english dictionary
cos|mo|pol|i|tan|ism — «KOZ muh POL uh tuh NIHZ uhm», noun. 1. cosmopolitan character or quality. 2. the belief that men are citizens of the world rather than of a single nation or area, having its theoretical basis in Stoic philosophy … Useful english dictionary
