| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; |
| 2. | (Eccl.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; | |
| n. | 1. | The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province. |
| 2. | (Lat. Church.) An archbishop. | |
| 3. | (Gr. Church) A bishop whose see is a civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a patriarch; |
| Noun | 1. | metropolitan - in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity |
| 2. | metropolitan - a person who lives in a metropolis | |
| Adj. | 1. | metropolitan - relating to or characteristic of a metropolis; "metropolitan area" |
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