metronoun
uk/ˈmet.rəʊ/us/ˈmet.roʊ/metro noun (UNDERGROUND RAILWAY)
[ U ] an underground electric railway system in some cities:
UK Let's go by Metro.
US Let's use the Metro.
a metro station
the Paris/Los Angeles metro
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Railways & railway lines
- Amtrak
- artery
- buffer
- cable railway
- funicular
- grade crossing
- junction
- light railway
- monorail
- narrow-gauge
- point
- railroad
- railroad tie
- rapid-transit
- RR
- signal
- subway
- switch
- switchback
- track
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metro noun (CITY)
[ C ] Indian English a large city:
Our company has developed commercial properties across the four metros in India.
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Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
- aerotropolis
- backwater
- bedroom community
- Cantabrigian
- capital
- conurbation
- county borough
- dormitory town
- ghost town
- Greater
- hill station
- hometown
- megacity
- metropolis
- one-horse town
- port
- settlement
- small-town
- town
- urbanite
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metroadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈmet.rəʊ/us/ˈmet.roʊ/USrelating to a large city and the area surrounding it:
This guidebook includes a map of the Phoenix metro area.
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Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
- aerotropolis
- backwater
- bedroom community
- Cantabrigian
- capital
- conurbation
- county borough
- dormitory town
- ghost town
- Greater
- hill station
- hometown
- megacity
- metropolis
- one-horse town
- port
- settlement
- small-town
- town
- urbanite
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