metro
1[ me-troh ]
/ ˈmɛ troʊ /
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noun, plural met·ros.(often initial capital letter)
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
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Origin of metro
11900–05; <French métro, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad
Definition for metro (2 of 5)
metro2
[ me-troh ]
/ ˈmɛ troʊ /
adjective
noun, plural met·ros.
(often initial capital letter)Chiefly Canadian. the government or jurisdiction of a large city.
Origin of metro
2First recorded in 1900–05; by shortening; or independent use of metro-3
Definition for metro (3 of 5)
metro-1
a combining form meaning “measure,” used in the formation of compound words: metronome.
Origin of metro-
1Combining form representing Greek métron measure
Definition for metro (4 of 5)
metro-2
a combining form meaning “uterus,” used in the formation of compound words: metrorrhagia.
Also especially before a vowel, metr-.
Origin of metro-
2Combining form representing Greek mḗtra womb
Definition for metro (5 of 5)
metro-3
a combining form representing metropolis or metropolitan in compound words: metroflight; metroland; Metroliner.
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British Dictionary definitions for metro (1 of 3)
metro
mtro (French metro)
/ (ˈmɛtrəʊ) /
noun plural -ros
an underground, or largely underground, railway system in certain cities, esp in Europe, such as that in Paris
Word Origin for metro
C20: from French, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railway
British Dictionary definitions for metro (2 of 3)
metro-1
before a vowel metr-
combining form
indicating the uterusmetrorrhagia
Word Origin for metro-
from Greek mētra womb
British Dictionary definitions for metro (3 of 3)
metro-2
combining form
indicating a measuremetronome
Word Origin for metro-
from Greek metron measure
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Medical definitions for metro
metro-
pref.
Uterus:metritis.
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