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How to pronounce “metropolitan

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Pronunciation guide for metropolitan

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of metropolitan with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
International Women's Day 2019It's done in the Metropolitan Club,
Definition summary
(Christianity) A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop. [from 15th c.]

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How to pronounce metropolitan

International Women's Day 2019

It's done in the Metropolitan Club,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “metropolitan

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (Christianity) A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop. [from 15th c.]
  • The inhabitant of a metropolis. [from 18th c.]
  • [Adjective]
  • (Christianity) Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan. [from 15th c.]
  • Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement. [from 16th c.]
  • Of or pertaining to the parent state of a colony or territory, or the home country, e.g. metropolitan France

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