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(metroʊ) also Metro
Word forms: plural metros
countable noun
The metro is the underground railway system in some cities, for example in Paris.
Synonyms: underground, tube, subway More Synonyms of metro

metro in British English

(ˈmɛtrəʊ) or métro (French metro)
nounWord forms: plural -ros
an underground, or largely underground, railway system in certain cities, esp in Europe, such as that in Paris
Word origin
C20: from French, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railway

metro- in British English 1

or before a vowel metr-
combining form
indicating the uterus
metrorrhagia
Word origin
from Greek mētra womb

metro- in British English 2

combining form
indicating a measure
metronome
Word origin
from Greek metron measure

metro in American English 1

(ˈmɛtroʊ)
adjective
1. 
metropolitan
nounWord forms: plural ˈmetros
2.  [often M-]
a metropolitan government

metro in American English 2

(ˈmɛtroʊ)
nounWord forms: plural ˈmetros
[often M-]
a subway (sense 2)
Word origin
Fr métro, contr. < chemin de fer métropolitain: in England, taken as contr. for Metropolitan District Railway, in London

metro- in American English 1

(ˈmɛtroʊ; ˈmɛtrə)
measure
metrology
Word origin
< Gr metron, measure

metro- in American English 2

(ˈmɛtroʊ; ˈmɛtrə)
uterus, womb
metrorrhagia
Word origin
< Gr mētra, uterus < mētēr, mother1

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Examples of 'metro' in a sentence
metro

Half a million marched in Washington, where metro system bosses said it was busier than on inauguration day.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
There are signs that the rich are already moving away from the metro tile.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It's an easy metro ride from the major sights and taxis are cheap.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Work is at a frenetic pace on the 2.5 billion metro system.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The metro system runs for 250 miles and is pushing into the suburbs.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
My closest call was in Antwerp while four of us were exploring the metro system.
The Sun (2012)
Eighty per cent of Americans live in metro areas.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The city urgently needs a metro system to ease traffic congestion and roads across the country's challenging landscape require substantial investment.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Lisbon's metro system closed and the capital's ferries did not leave port.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The technology to run driverless trains has existed for decades: most new metro systems built since the 1970s are driverless.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The metro system is the main transport link connecting the Corinthians stadium to the city centre, making the opening match highly vulnerable to transport strikes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
metro

British English: metro NOUN
The metro is the underground railway system in some cities.
A new metro runs under the square, carrying hundreds of thousands who used to cycle to work.
  • American English: metro
  • Brazilian Portuguese: metrô
  • Chinese: 地铁
  • European Spanish: metro
  • French: métro
  • German: Metro
  • Italian: metro
  • Japanese: 地下鉄
  • Korean: 지하철
  • European Portuguese: metropolitano/metro
  • Latin American Spanish: subte

Chinese translation of 'metro'

metro

(ˈmɛtrəu)

n

  1. the metro 地铁(鐵) (dìtiě)
(noun) 
Definition
an urban, usually underground, railway system in certain cities, such as Paris
Included in the package is an open-top bus ticket, a two-day metro pass, and a boat trip.
Synonyms
underground
tube
subway
I don't ride the subway late at night.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of subway
Definition
an underground railway
I don't ride the subway late at night.
Synonyms
underground,
tube (British, informal),
metro,
underground railway

Nearby words of
metro

  • methodology
  • meticulous
  • metier
  • metro
  • metropolis
  • metropolitan
  • mettle

Synonyms of 'metro'

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