a.

1. 大都市的
   metropolitan newspapers

   大城市的報紙

2. （基督教）大主教轄區的
3. 宗主國的；宗主城市的

n.[C]

1. 大城市人
2. （常大寫）（基督教的）大主教

adj.

1. relating to or denoting a metropolis.
2. relating to or denoting the parent state of a colony.
3. Christian Church  relating to or denoting a metropolitan or his see.

n.

1. an inhabitant of a metropolis.
2. Christian Church  a bishop having authority over the bishops of a province, in particular (in Orthodox Churches) one ranking above archbishop and below patriarch.