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metropolitan

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[ UK /mˌɛtɹəpˈɒlɪtən/ ]
[ US /ˌmɛtɹəˈpɑɫətən/ ]
NOUN
  1. in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
  2. a person who lives in a metropolis
ADJECTIVE
  1. relating to or characteristic of a metropolis
    metropolitan area

How To Use metropolitan In A Sentence

  • In the UK that is called conspiring to pervert the cause of justice and it's a very serious matter and I think the Metropolitan Police now have to look at this as a matter of urgency. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
  • The bejewelled visitor to the Metropolitan Opera, facing a bank of paparazzi at the entrance.
  • Serving larger school districts in metropolitan areas can also require careful logistical planning for deliveries.
  • In most years, the Labour Party also controls most of the metropolitan districts.
  • It was used to justify the introduction of the poll tax and to justify breaking up metropolitan counties.
  • The metropolitan grouping reflects urban areas and a fully functioning tiered health care system with ready access to tertiary care.
  • Sir Robert Mark's campaign to root out corruption in the Metropolitan Police is well known.
  • In London he gradually took over the Underground system and came to control every line except the Metropolitan.
  • This will help the rural people from these villages to take their products to nearby towns and metropolitan cities where there is a market for their products.
  • They settled in metropolitan areas including Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, and formed organized ethnic enclaves throughout the nation.
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