metropolitans
USmet-ruh-PAH-li-tuhnz/ˌmɛtɹəˈpɑlɪtənz/Saymet-ruh-POL-i-tuhnzUK/mɛtɹəˈpɒlɪtənz/AUS/ˌmetɹəˈpɔlɪtənz/
- 1Plural of metropolitan.
The synod brought together metropolitans from five provinces to settle the dispute.
On summer weekends the trains fill with metropolitans escaping the city for the coast.
Note
Two very different groups share this plural: archbishops who oversee the other bishops of their province, and the people who live in a great city. Context sorts them out quickly, since a synod gathers the first and a packed weekend train carries the second. The adjective, as in metropolitan France or a metropolitan area, never takes the -s.
metropolitans is a form of metropolitan
metropolitan, noun: A senior bishop, equivalent to an archbishop, who has authority over other bishops. Full entry
- Forms
- metropolitanmetropolitans plural
- Spelling
- metropolitan → metropolitans: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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