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metropolitan.

A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɛtɹəˈpɒlɪtən/Received-Pronunciation[-tn̩]Received-Pronunciation/ˌmɛtɹəˈpɑlɪtən/General-American, dialectal[-ɾən]General-American, dialectal
  1. A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.

  2. The inhabitant of a metropolis.

Where this word comes from

From Late Latin metropolitanus, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης (mētropolítēs).

adj/mɛtɹəˈpɒlɪtən/Received-Pronunciation[-tn̩]Received-Pronunciation/ˌmɛtɹəˈpɑlɪtən/General-American, dialectal[-ɾən]General-American, dialectal
  1. Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan.

  2. Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement.

  3. 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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