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UK
/mˌɛtɹəpˈɒlɪtən/
]
[ US /ˌmɛtɹəˈpɑɫətən/ ]
[ US /ˌmɛtɹəˈpɑɫətən/ ]
NOUN
- in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
- a person who lives in a metropolis
ADJECTIVE
-
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.