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[me-troh] 
–noun, plural -ros. (often initial capital letter
)
) | 1. | the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities. |
| 2. | subway (def. 1). |
Origin:
1900–05; < F métro, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad
1900–05; < F métro, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad
met⋅ro
2 [me-troh] adjective, noun, plural -ros. Informal.–adjective
| 1. | metropolitan (defs. 1, 2). |
–noun
| 2. | metropolis (defs. 1, 2). |
| 3. | (often initial capital letter) Chiefly Canadian. the government or jurisdiction of a large city. |
metro-
1| a combining form meaning “measure,” used in the formation of compound words: metronome. |
Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk métron measure
comb. form repr. Gk métron measure
metro-
2| a combining form meaning “uterus,” used in the formation of compound words: metrorrhagia. |
trametro-
3| a combining form representing metropolis or metropolitan in compound words: metroflight; metroland; Metroliner. |
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| met·ro 1 (mět'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 (mět'rō) adj. Metropolitan: metro Los Angeles. n. pl. met·ros A metropolitan area: "This metro ranks number one in unemployment" (American Demographics). |
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Metro
Paris underground, 1904, from Fr. abbrev. of Chemin de Fer Métropolitain "Metropolitan Railway."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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