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metropolitan
Noun
  • Short for metropolitan bishop. [from 14th c.] Christianity
  • The inhabitant of a metropolis. [from 18th c.]
Adjective
  • Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan. [from 15th c.] Christianity
  • Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement. [from 16th c.]