Metropolitan vs. Metropolis

Metropolitannoun

(Christianity) A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.

Metropolitannoun

The inhabitant of a metropolis.

Metropolitanadjective

(Christianity) Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan.

Metropolitanadjective

Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement.

Metropolitanadjective

Of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; as, metropolitan luxury.

Metropolitanadjective

Of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; as, metropolitan authority.

Metropolitannoun

The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.

Metropolitannoun

An archbishop.

Metropolitannoun

A bishop whose see is a civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a patriarch; as, the metropolitan of Constantinople.

Metropolitannoun

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

Metropolitannoun

a person who lives in a metropolis

Metropolitanadjective

relating to or characteristic of a metropolis;

Metropolisnoun

(history) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony, especially in the Hellenistic world.

Metropolisnoun

The mother country of a colony.

Metropolisnoun

A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.

Metropolisnoun

(canon law) The see of a metropolitan archbishop, ranking above its suffragan diocesan bishops.

Metropolisnoun

(ecology) A generic focus in the distribution of plants or animals.

Metropolisnoun

The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.

Metropolisnoun

The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary.

Metropolisnoun

Any large city.

Metropolisnoun

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts;

Metropolisnoun

people living in a large densely populated municipality;

Metropolis

A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. The term is Ancient Greek (μητρόπολις) and means the of a colony (in the ancient sense), that is, the city which sent out settlers.