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METROPOLITAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who lives in a metropolis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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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