Definition of metropolitan
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: the primate of an ecclesiastical province
2
: one who lives in a metropolis or displays metropolitan manners or customs
metropolitan
adjectiveDefinition of metropolitan (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: of or constituting a metropolitan or his see
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a metropolis and sometimes including its suburbs
3
: of, relating to, or constituting a mother country as distinguished from a colony
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The first known use of metropolitan was in the 14th century
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