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metropolitan

Main Entry:: ¹met·ro·pol·i·tan
Pronunciation:: \ˌme-trə-ˈpä-lə-tən\
Function:: noun
Date:: 14th century

1 : the primate of an ecclesiastical province 2 : one who lives in a metropolis or displays metropolitan manners or customs

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