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Metropolitan Large Belonging Catholic Met·Ro·Pol·Itan ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən ˌmetrəˈpɑːlɪtən Adjective

The word "metropolitan" can refer to something belonging to or typical of a large city or a major urban area. It can also refer to an important priest in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, known as an archbishop.

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/me̱trəpɒ̱lɪt(ə)n/
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[ADJ 形容词]大都会的;大都市的 Metropolitan means belonging to or typical of a large busy city.
  [ADJ n]
  • ...the metropolitan district of Miami.

    迈阿密的都市区

  • ...a dozen major metropolitan hospitals.

    大城市的12家大医院

  • ...metropolitan sophistication and rustic naivety.

    大城市的圆滑世故和乡村的天真纯朴

2
[N-COUNT; N-TITLE 可数名词;头衔名词](东正教和天主教的)大主教 A metropolitan is an important priest in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He has authority over other priests and is in charge of a particular area.
  • ...the Ukrainian Catholic representatives, Metropolitan Volodymyr and Bishop Sofron.

    乌克兰的天主教代表——弗拉基米尔大主教和索夫龙主教


Oxford met·ro·pol·itan / ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən ; NAmE ˌmetrəˈpɑːlɪtən / adjective [only before noun ] 1 ( also NAmE , informal metro ) connected with a large or capital city 大城市的;大都会的 the New York metropolitan area 纽约都市区 metropolitan districts/regions 都市区 2 connected with a particular country rather than with the other regions of the world that the country controls 本土的 metropolitan France/Spain 法国╱西班牙本土 metropolitan metropolitans met·ro·pol·itan / ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən ; NAmE ˌmetrəˈpɑːlɪtən /
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metropolitanmet‧ro‧pol‧i‧tan /ˌmetrəˈpɒlətən◂ $ -ˈpɑː-/ adjective [only before noun]
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1relating or belonging to a very large city:  a metropolitan area of South Australia2technical relating to France, rather than its colonies:  metropolitan France
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大都市的(55%),大主教(25%),大都市的居民(12%),大主教区的(8%)
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

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