Metropolitan
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Of or relating to a metropolis or metropolitan area, in the sense of:
- an ecclesiastical 'mother see': Metropolitan archbishop or Metropolitan bishop
- a major city, especially a capital, e.g. in
- Metropolitan Police of the English metropolis known as Greater London
- New York, where two major culturalinstitutions are commonly called 'the Metropolitan': Metropolitan Museum of Art and Metropolitan Opera in New York
- the 'mother country' of an overseas empire, e.g. Metropolitan France (mainland France and Corsica)
- A rapid transit system, in particular:
- Métro (originally Chemin de Fer Métropolitain) in Paris
- Metropolitan Railway (now the Metropolitan Line) in London
As or in a name:
- Nash Metropolitan automobile
- Metropolitan, a movie directed by Whit Stillman
- Metropolitan band an indie rock group from Washington, D.C.
- Transmetropolitan, a comic book series.