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Esperanto
Adjective
metropolita (accusative singular metropolitan, plural metropolitaj, accusative plural metropolitajn)
- metropolitan
Italian
Adjective
metropolita (masculine plural metropoliti, feminine plural metropolite)
- (Christianity) metropolitan (of a metropolitan bishop)
Noun
metropolita m (plural metropoliti)
- (Christianity) metropolitan (bishop)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin metropolīta, from Ancient Greek μητροπολίτης (mētropolítēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛt.rɔ.pɔˈli.ta/
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: met‧ro‧po‧li‧ta
Noun
metropolita m pers
- (Roman Catholicism) metropolitan (bishop empowered to oversee other bishops)
Declension
Declension of metropolita
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- metropolita in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- metropolita in Polish dictionaries at PWN