adjective
- relating to or characteristic of a large city and its surrounding areas
- relating to the main territory of a country as opposed to its colonies or dependencies
noun
- a person who lives in a large city
- a high-ranking bishop in certain Christian churches
Usage: religious
Examples
- The metropolitan area includes the city and its suburbs.
- She moved from a small town to the metropolitan region.
- Metropolitan France refers to the European part of the country.
- The metropolitan lifestyle can be exciting but stressful.
- As a true metropolitan, he knew all the best restaurants in the city.
- The metropolitan delivered a sermon at the cathedral.
- Metropolitan transportation systems connect various neighborhoods.