metropolitan.
A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.
Meaning & usage
A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.
The inhabitant of a metropolis.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin metropolitanus, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης (mētropolítēs).
Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan.
Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement.
Of or pertaining to the parent state of a colony or territory, or the home country, e.g. metropolitan France
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin metropolitanus, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης (mētropolítēs).
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