metropolitan

英 [metrə'pɒlɪt(ə)n] 美[,mɛtrə'pɑlɪtən]

• adj. 大都市的；大主教辖区的；宗主国的
• n. 大城市人；大主教；宗主国的公民

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

2. a person who lives in a metropolis