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View synonyms for metro

metro

1

[ me-troh ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)
, plural met·ros.
  1. the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.


metro-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “measure,” used in the formation of compound words:

    metronome.

metro

3

[ me-troh ]

noun

, plural met·ros.
  1. (often initial capital letter) Chiefly Canadian. the government or jurisdiction of a large city.

metro-

4
  1. a combining form meaning “uterus,” used in the formation of compound words:

    metrorrhagia.

metro-

5
  1. a combining form representing metropolis or metropolitan in compound words:

    metroflight; metroland; Metroliner.

metro-

1

combining_form

  1. indicating the uterus

    metrorrhagia

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metro-

2

combining_form

  1. indicating a measure

    metronome

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metro

3

/ ˈmɛtrəʊ; metro /

noun

  1. an underground, or largely underground, railway system in certain cities, esp in Europe, such as that in Paris
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Word History and Origins

Origin of metro1

1900–05; < French métro, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad

Origin of metro2

Combining form representing Greek métron measure

Origin of metro3

First recorded in 1900–05; by shortening; or independent use of metro- 3

Origin of metro4

Combining form representing Greek mḗtra womb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of metro1

from Greek mētra womb

Origin of metro2

from Greek metron measure

Origin of metro3

C20: from French, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railway
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Example Sentences

They go to Paris, but never leave the underground metro station, where they stalk the metro mall shops.

There will be an issue of the New York Times and magazines, an iPhone and Kindle, metro cards and subway maintenance signs.

Looting at the Metro store was another headache among many, he said.

On Wednesday, however, Martin's people set the record straight, telling The Metro that he and Chung “are definitely not dating.”

We kept that a secret so well, apart from The Metro or some newspaper in the U.K. that did an article on it.

Aristoteles de regimine principumGwydo de excidio Troianorumidem in metro.

In the metro-entry at the top of the stairs they went through a security check station manned by six blaster-armed police guards.

A subway is always a tube, or the underground, or the Metro.

"There's a new picture at the Metro," he said as quietly as he could.

I went down into the Metro and in time arrived at the station.

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