met|ro|pol|i|tan

met|ro|pol|i|tan
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 province.
4. constituting the mother city or the mainland territory of the parent state: »

metropolitan France. The political connection between the people of the metropolitan country and their colonies (James Fenimore Cooper).

–n.
1. a person who lives in a large city and knows its ways.
2. the chief bishop of an ecclesiastical province, having authority over the bishops (suffragans) within the territory: a) (in the Roman Catholic Church) a bishop presiding over a church province. b) (in the Eastern Orthodox Church) a prelate ranking above an archbishop and below a patriarch.
3. a citizen of the mother city or parent state of a colony.

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  • 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

  • met|ro|pol|i|tan|ate — «MEHT ruh POL uh tuh nayt», noun. the office or see of a metropolitan bishop …   Useful english dictionary

  • met|ro|pol|i|tan|ism — «MEHT ruh POL uh tuh NIHZ uhm», noun. 1. the characteristics and manners of metropolitan living, especially as distinguished from provincialism; sophistication; urbanity: »The new metropolitanism is affecting most of our social institutions… …   Useful english dictionary

  • met·ro·pol·i·tan — /ˌmɛtrəˈpɑːlətən/ adj : of or relating to a large city and the surrounding cities and towns the greater New York metropolitan area This is one of the best seafood restaurants in metropolitan Los Angeles. a metropolitan newspaper …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tan — ac·coun·tan·cy; ac·er·tan·nin; ac·e·tan·nin; ace·tyl·tan·nic; ace·tyl·tan·nin; ad·ju·tan·cy; af·fret·tan·do; al·bu·tan·nin; al·len·tan·do; an·na·pol·i·tan; ar·gen·tan; ba·tan; ba·tan·gan; ben·e·ven·tan; bho·tan; bhu·tan; bi·tan·hol; bla·tan·cy;… …   English syllables

  • pol — aero·pol·i·tics; al·lo·pol·y·ploi·dy; ami·no·pol·y·pep·ti·dase; an·a·pol·y·sis; an·iso·pol·y·ploid; an·na·pol·i·tan; an·thro·pol·a·try; an·thro·pol·o·gist; an·thro·pol·o·gy; bi·o·ty·pol·o·gy; car·pol·o·gy; ce·pol·i·dae; ci·pol·let·ti;… …   English syllables

  • metropolitan — met·ro·pol·i·tan …   English syllables

  • metropolitan — met•ro•pol•i•tan [[t]ˌmɛ trəˈpɒl ɪ tn[/t]] adj. 1) characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, esp. in sophistication 2) cvb of or pertaining to a large city and its surrounding communities: the New York metropolitan area[/ex] 3)… …   From formal English to slang

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