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Acropolitan
Acropolitan Ac"ro*pol"i*tan, a.
Pertaining to an acropolis.
Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan Cos`mo*pol"i*tan (-p?l"?-tan), Cosmopolite
Cos*mop"o*lite (k?z-m?p"?-l?t), n. [Gr. ???; ko`smos the world
+ ??? citizen, ??? city: cf. F. cosmopolitain, cosmopolite.]
One who has no fixed residence, or who is at home in every
place; a citizen of the world.
Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan Cos`mo*pol"i*tan, Cosmopolite Cos*mop"o*lite,
a.
1. Having no fixed residence; at home in any place; free from
local attachments or prejudices; not provincial; liberal.
In other countries taste is perphaps too exclusively
national, in Germany it is certainly too
cosmopolite. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
2. Common everywhere; widely spread; found in all parts of
the world.
The Cheiroptera are cosmopolitan. --R. Owen.
Metropolitan
Metropolitan Met`ro*pol"i*tan, n. [LL. metropolitanus.]
1. The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.
2. (Lat. Church.) An archbishop.
3. (Gr. Church) A bishop whose see is civil metropolis. His
rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a
patriarch. --Hook.
Metropolitan vestryVestry Ves"try, n.; pl. Vestries. [OE. vestrye, F.
vestiaire, L. vestiarium, fr. vestiarius belonging to
clothes, fr. vestis a garment. See Vest, n., and cf.
Vestiary.]
1. A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal
vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and
where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a
sacristy; -- formerly called revestiary.
He said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring
forth vestments for all the worshipers of Baal. --2
Kings x. 22.
2. (Ch. of Eng.) A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons
who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because usually
held in a vestry.
3. (Prot. Epis. Ch.) A body, composed of wardens and
vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its
temporal concerns.
Metropolitan vestry, in the city of London, and certain
specified parishes and places in England, a body composed
of householders who pay poor rates. Its duties include the
repair of churches, care of highways, the appointment of
certain officers, etc.
Select vestry, a select number of persons chosen in large
and populous English parishes to represent and manage the
concerns of the parish for one year. --Mozley & W.
Vestry board (Ch. of Eng.), a vestry. See def. 2, above.
Vestry clerk, an officer chosen by the vestry, who keeps a
record of its proceedings; also, in England, one who keeps
the parish accounts and books.
Vestry meeting, the meeting of a vestry or vestry board;
also, a meeting of a parish held in a vestry or other
place. Metropolitanate
Metropolitanate Met`ro*pol"i*tan*ate, n.
The see of a metropolitan bishop. --Milman.
Neapolitan
Neapolitan Ne`a*pol"i*tan, a. [L. Neapolitanus, fr. Neapolis
Naples, Gr. ?, lit., New town.]
Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy. -- n. A native or
citizen of Naples.
Neapolitan ice
Neapolitan ice Ne`a*pol"i*tan ice, Neapolitan ice cream
Neapolitan ice cream
(a) An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream.
(b) An ice or ice cream prepared in layers, as vanilla,
strawberry, and chocolate ice cream, and orange or lemon
water ice.
Neapolitan ice cream
Neapolitan ice Ne`a*pol"i*tan ice, Neapolitan ice cream
Neapolitan ice cream
(a) An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream.
(b) An ice or ice cream prepared in layers, as vanilla,
strawberry, and chocolate ice cream, and orange or lemon
water ice.
Tripolitan
Tripolitan Tri*pol"i*tan, a.
Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants; Tripoline. --
n. A native or inhabitant of Tripoli.
Meaning of Polita from wikipedia
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Pygoda polita is a
species of
stink bug in the
family Pentatomidae found in
South America. It was
first described as
Pentatoma polita by
Lepeletier and...
- been named:
Micropholis polita subsp.
hotteana Judd
Micropholis polita subsp.
polita Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Micropholis
polita". IUCN Red List of Threatened...
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Cycloneda polita,
known generally as the
western blood-red lady beetle,
polished ladybug, or
western spotless ladybird beetle, is a
species of lady beetle...
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Picea polita,
synonym Picea torano,
commonly known as the
tigertail spruce, is a
species of
conifer in the
family Pinaceae. It is
native to ****an. Katsuki...
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Wikimedia Commons has
media related to
Veronica polita.
Veronica polita, the grey field-speedwell is a
species of
flowering plant in the Plantaginaceae...
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Polita Grau (born
Maria Leopoldina Grau-Alsina 19
November 1915–22
March 2000) was the
First Lady of Cuba, a
Cuban political prisoner, and the "godmother"...
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Booneacris polita, the
Willamette wingless gr****hopper, is a
species of spur-throated gr****hopper in the
family Acrididae. It is
found in
North America...
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Lytta polita, the
bronze blister beetle, is a
species of
blister beetle in the
family Meloidae. It is
found in
North America. "Lytta
polita Report". Integrated...
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Cuterebra polita is a
species of new
world skin bot fly in the
family Oestridae. "Cuterebra
polita Report".
Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...
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Gasteria polita, the
polished gasteria, is a
recently discovered succulent plant restricted to a
locality in the Afro-temperate
forest of the
Western Cape...
