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metropolitan

英/mˌɛtɹəpˈɒlɪtən/

美/ˌmɛtɹəˈpɑɫətən/

01n.

大都市居民, 都主教, 宗主国的公民

in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity; a person who lives in a metropolis

02adj.

大都市的, 都主教区的, 宗主国的

relating to or characteristic of a metropolis