"metropolite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metropolites [plural]
Etymology: Latin metropolita, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης (mētropolítēs). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}}, {{uder|en|grc|μητροπολίτης}} Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης (mētropolítēs) Head templates: {{en-noun}} metropolite (plural metropolites)
  1. (obsolete) A metropolitan (bishop). Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-metropolite-en-noun-nBdF65l1
  2. (Ancient Greece) A citizen of a metropolis. Categories (topical): Ancient Greece
    Sense id: en-metropolite-en-noun-4i5zmok4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 11 89

Inflected forms

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