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METROPOLITAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who lives in a metropolis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("metropolitan" is a kind of...):
occupant; occupier; resident (someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("metropolitan" is a kind of...):
archbishop (a bishop of highest rank)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
Example:
metropolitan area
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
metropolis (people living in a large densely populated municipality)
Derivation:
metropolis (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
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