Definition of metropolitan Metropolitan

/mɛˌtɹʌpɑˈlʌtʌn/ - [metrupalutun] - met•ro•pol•i•tan

We found 14 definitions of metropolitan from 5 different sources.

What does metropolitan mean?

Noun Plural: metropolitans
metropolitan - a person who lives in a metropolis
metropolitan - in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
Adjective
metropolitan - relating to or characteristic of a metropolis; "metropolitan area"

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metropolitan (Noun)
The inhabitant of a metropolis.
metropolitan (Adjective)
Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement.

metropolitan (a.)
Of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; as, metropolitan luxury.
metropolitan (a.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; as, metropolitan authority.
metropolitan (n.)
The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.
metropolitan (n.)
An archbishop.
metropolitan (n.)
A bishop whose see is civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a patriarch.

metropolitan
Relating to or characteristic of a metropolis.
metropolitan
In the Eastern Orthodox Church a title given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity.
metropolitan
Related to the (any) city.