Metropolitan Definition
Of or constituting a metropolis.
Designating or of a metropolitan.
A person who lives in and knows a metropolis or one who has the characteristic attitudes and manners of such a person.
In ancient Greece, a citizen of a metropolis.
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Origin of Metropolitan
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Middle English of a metropolitan bishop from Late Latin mētropolītānus metropolitan from Greek mētropolītēs citizen of a metropolis from mētropolis mother city metropolis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Late Latin metropolitanus, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης (metropolitēs).
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