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metropolitan

🇬🇧 UK/.metrә'pɒlitn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Of or relating to a large city and its surrounding area; of or relating to a parent country as opposed to its colonies.

大都市的,大城市的

n.

An archbishop or senior bishop who oversees other bishops; an inhabitant of a metropolis.

大都市居民;都主教,大主教

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
metromother
+
politcity, state, citizen
+
anone who, relating to
=metropolitan

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Metropolitan areas attract more investment and job opportunities than rural regions.

  • 2.

    The archbishop held metropolitan authority over dozens of parishes throughout the region.

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