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- [me-troh]
- /ˈmɛ troʊ/
- /ˈmet.rəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [me-troh]
- /ˈmɛ troʊ/
Definitions of metro word
- noun plural metro the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities. 1
- noun plural metro subway (def 1). 1
- noun plural metro metropolis (defs 1, 2). 1
- noun plural metro (often initial capital letter) Chiefly Canadian. the government or jurisdiction of a large city. 1
- adjective metro metropolitan (defs 1, 2). 1
- noun metro A subway system in a city, especially Paris. 1
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Origin of metro
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; < French métro, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad
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Parts of speech for Metro
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
metro popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
metro usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for metro
noun metro
- railway — a rail line with lighter-weight equipment and roadbed than a main-line railroad.
- subway — Also called, especially British, tube, underground. an underground electric railroad, usually in a large city.
- line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- tube — a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- monorail — a single rail functioning as a track for wheeled vehicles, as railroad or other cars, balanced upon or suspended from it.
Top questions with metro
- what time does metro open?
- what time does metro pcs close?