metropolitan

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
  2. noun a person who lives in a metropolis
  3. adjective relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

Etymology

From Late Latin metropolitanus, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης (mētropolítēs).

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