"Metropolitan" meaning in English

See Metropolitan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Metropolitan (not comparable)
  1. (England, dated) Of or pertaining to London, United Kingdom. Tags: England, dated, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Metropolitan-en-adj--6DMYbV5 Categories (other): English English

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Metropolitan
  1. (rail transport) The Metropolitan Line of London Underground, which has its ancestry in the Metropolitan Railway. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: Met
    Sense id: en-Metropolitan-en-name-pQvgSpOp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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