Definition of Metropolitan. Meaning of Metropolitan. Synonyms of Metropolitan

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Definition of Metropolitan

Metropolitan
Metropolitan Met`ro*pol"i*tan, n. [LL. metropolitanus.] 1. The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province. 2. (Lat. Church.) An archbishop. 3. (Gr. Church) A bishop whose see is civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a patriarch. --Hook.

Meaning of Metropolitan from wikipedia

- Look up metropolitan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Metropolitan may refer to: Metropolitan archdiocese, the jurisdiction of a metropolitan archbishop...
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- Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts within metropolitan counties. All of the metropolitan districts have...
- In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high po****tion density at its core and close economic...
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- defined as the cities proper, the extent of their urban area, or their metropolitan regions. A city can be defined by its administrative boundaries, otherwise...
- Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), is held by...
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City. By floor area, it is the third-largest...
- Metropolitan counties are a subdivision of England which were originally used for local government. There are six metropolitan counties: Greater Manchester...
- ceremonial counties used for the purposes of lieutenancy; the 84 metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties for local government; and the 39 historic counties...