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Metropolitan
Of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; as, metropolitan luxury.
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A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops…
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One who occupies, or takes possession; one who has the actual use or possession, or is in possession, of a thing.
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One who occupies, or has possession.
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Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate; -- opposed to nonresident; as, resident in the…
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The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.
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The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.
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The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.
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