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metropolitan

adjective noun

Relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

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Word Facts

Word length
12
Starts with
M
Ends with
N
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

mɛtɹəˈpɒlɪtən

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

    “Metropolitan area”

noun

  1. A person who lives in a metropolis

noun

  1. In the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity

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Example Sentences

Metropolitan area

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