metropolitan

/mɛtɹəˈpɒlɪtən/ /mɛtɹɵˈpɑlɨtən/

noun

A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.

Examples :

"The metropolitan oversaw all the bishops in the region. "

religion organization

noun

The inhabitant of a metropolis.

Examples :

"The metropolitan was excited to attend the city's annual arts festival. "

person area

adjective

Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan.

Examples :

"The archbishop is the metropolitan bishop of this diocese. "

area geography

adjective

Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement.

Examples :

"The metropolitan area's large schools had many students. "

area place architecture

Meanings

Examples :

"The metropolitan oversaw all the bishops in the region. "

Examples :

"The metropolitan was excited to attend the city's annual arts festival. "

Examples :

"The archbishop is the metropolitan bishop of this diocese. "

Examples :

"The metropolitan area's large schools had many students. "

Related Words

students noun

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

oversaw verb

To survey, look at something in a wide angle.

pertaining verb

To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of

archbishop noun

A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)

bishops noun

An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.

province noun

A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.

inhabitant noun

Someone or thing who lives in a place.

empowered verb

To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.

oversee verb

To survey, look at something in a wide angle.

metropolis noun

(history) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.

settlement noun

The act of settling.

festival noun

An event or community gathering, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community.