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metro
metro-(word root) measureExamples of words with the root metro-: metronomemet·ro 1 M0259700 (mĕt′rō)n. pl. met·ros A subway system.
[French métro, short for (chemin de fer) métropolitain, metropolitan (railway), from Late Latin mētropolītānus; see metropolitan.]
met·ro 2 M0259700 (mĕt′rō) Informal adj. Metropolitan: metro Los Angeles.metro (ˈmɛtrəʊ) or métron, pl -ros (Railways) an underground, or largely underground, railway system in certain cities, esp in Europe, such as that in Paris[C20: from French, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railway]met•ro1 (ˈmɛ troʊ)
n., pl. -ros. (often cap.) the underground electric railway of certain cities, as Washington and Paris. [1900–05; < French, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad] met•ro2 (ˈmɛ troʊ)
adj., n., pl. -ros. Informal. adj. 1. metropolitan (defs. 1, 2). n. 2. metropolis (def. 1). 3. (often cap.) Chiefly Canadian. the government or jurisdiction of a large city. [1900–05; by shortening; or independent use of metro-3] metro-1 , a combining form meaning “measure”: metronome. [comb. form representing Greek métron measure] metro-2 , a combining form meaning “uterus”: metrorrhagia. [comb. form representing Greek mḗtra womb] metro-3 , a combining form representing metropolis or metropolitan: metroflight; metroland; Metroliner. subway underground">underground metro1. 'subway'A subway is a path for pedestrians under a busy road. You feel worried if you walk through a subway.In some American cities, the subway is a railway system in which electric trains travel below the ground in tunnels. In other cities this is called the metro. I don't ride the subway at night.You can take the metro to the Smithsonian museums.2. 'underground'Some speakers of British English also use subway to refer to a British railway system like this, but the London and Glasgow systems are usually called the underground. The London system is also called the tube. He crossed London by underground.You can take the tube to Green Park and then walk.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  metro - an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"subway, subway system, underground, tuberailroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
metronoun underground, tube, subway A bus and metro pass costs about £10.Translationsmetro
metroAn underground railway transit system typically serving metropolitan cities. A term more common in Europe, due to the prevalence of such railway systems there. The only place I could afford in Paris was nowhere near the metro, so it takes a long time to commute into work.metros (ˈmɛtroz) n. the police; the metropolitan police. (Not used in all metropolitan areas.) The metros took ten minutes to get to the scene of the crime, and the entire city is enraged. See also: metrometro
metro, m?tro an underground, or largely underground, railway system in certain cities, esp in Europe, such as that in Paris Metro(1) See Metro interface.
(2) The code name for Microsoft's XPS document format. See XML Paper Specification.FinancialSeeMMETRO
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| METRO➣Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | | METRO➣Metropolitan | | METRO➣West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (UK) | | METRO➣Meteorologist/Meteorology | | METRO➣Metropolitan Extension Telecommunications Right-Of-Way Oversight | | METRO➣Material Essential To Reconstitution Operations |
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Synonyms for metronoun undergroundSynonymsSynonyms for metronoun an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)Synonyms- subway
- subway system
- underground
- tube
Related Words- railroad
- railroad line
- railway
- railway line
- railway system
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