metropolitan
મેટ્રોપોલિટન
definition
noun
Specifically, the Board urges a revival of the oversight role of metropolitans , i.e., archbishops overseeing bishops in their province.
a bishop having authority over the bishops of a province, in particular (in many Orthodox Churches) one ranking above archbishop and below patriarch.
the sophisticated metropolitan
an inhabitant of a metropolis.
adjective
the Boston metropolitan area
of, relating to, or denoting a metropolis, often inclusive of its surrounding areas.
metropolitan Spain
of, relating to, or denoting the parent state of a colony or dependency.
example
A patriarchal election council chose 'metropolitan' bishop Kiril of Plovdiv for Bulgarian patriarch.
Lewis in terms of his art was a 'metropolitan' in search of the visceral and his analysis of the life force was forensic in its intensity.
The churches in both kingdoms acknowledged the Coptic patriarch as their head and he consecrated their 'metropolitan' bishops.
The options for this include picking specific cities, 'metropolitan' areas, or even a distance radius from a specific point.
Water restrictions were imposed on Saturday in the 'metropolitan' area and in towns and properties fed by the Goldfields pipeline.
Yet the change is not happening evenly and is much more apparent and much more rapid in cities, especially in 'metropolitan' areas and on the two coasts.
The 'metropolitan' grouping reflects urban areas and a fully functioning tiered health care system with ready access to tertiary care.
Towns in 'metropolitan' areas, however, have been able to take advantage of this by consolidating their authority over discrete services.
And whereas, its decision made, the Assembly passed on to pressing 'metropolitan' business, the impact on the colony itself was volcanic.
Several studies have found that violent crime is higher in American 'metropolitan' areas where the distribution of income is more unequal.
It is now possible to transfer a licence from a rural area to 'metropolitan' and city centre locations for the purpose of establishing a new licensed premises.
The French considered Algeria to be part of 'metropolitan' France, not a colony, and over a million French citizens lived there.
By the 5th cent. ad the title was applied to the occupants of sees of major ecclesiastical importance, particularly those of 'metropolitan' bishops.
Archbishop David Crawley, 'metropolitan' of British Columbia and the Yukon, said that two cases were about to come before the Supreme Court in British Columbia.
But yesterday, in a stroke, a perhaps equivalent population was subtracted from the city and the 'metropolitan' area.
But he said primary schools in Rochdale still received less money than the schools in other 'metropolitan' boroughs and the council was looking to increase the amount.
For decades, center cities of 'metropolitan' areas were regarded as the growth engines of their suburbs.
By an anomaly, however, none of the ten bishops had the status of archbishop or 'metropolitan' .
Both the core city and the surrounding 'metropolitan' area lost population in the 2000 census.
Such a letter is calculated to mislead, purposely or otherwise, those who are not familiar with Bradford City or its 'metropolitan' area.
In the Catholic Church, 'metropolitan' priests generally outnumber Antillean.
Serving larger school districts in 'metropolitan' areas can also require careful logistical planning for deliveries.
For the idea of development which was framed in the nineteenth century at the 'metropolitan' centre of Europe as well as in the peripheral colonies, had this object at its centre from the outset.
I understand that this Index works best in smaller towns and more rural areas away from 'metropolitan' conurbations.
This will help the rural people from these villages to take their products to nearby towns and 'metropolitan' cities where there is a market for their products.
While bureaucracy and inertia ruled in 'metropolitan' France, service in the colonies offered challenge and responsibility, providing a shaft of light which helped illuminate the army even in its darkest days.
I grabbed his hand, bowed low, and kissed the great ring of the archbishop of Chicago, 'metropolitan' of Illinois, and cardinal priest of the Roman Catholic Church.
Algeria had been conquered in 1830 and transformed into a French colony administered as if it were 'metropolitan' France.
Kansas City is a 'metropolitan' area with very clear racial dividing lines.
A number of overseas possessions remain part of 'metropolitan' France and send MPs to the national assembly.
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