metropolitan

Definitions of metropolitan in various dictionaries:

noun - in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch

noun - a person who lives in a metropolis

adj - relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a major city: crowded metropolitan streets; a metropolitan newspaper.

Of or constituting a large city or urbanized area, including adj acent suburbs and towns: the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area; a metropolitan county.

Of, relating to, or constituting the home territory of an imperial or colonial state.

Of or relating to an ecclesiastical metropolitan.

A citizen of a metropolis, especially one who displays urbane characteristics, attitudes, and values.

In the Western Christian churches, a bishop with provincial powers, with some authority over suffragan bishops.

A bishop who is head of an ecclesiastical province and ranks next below the patriarch.