[me-troh] 
) | 1. | the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities. |
| 2. | subway (def. 1). |
[me-troh] adjective, noun, plural -ros. Informal.| 1. | metropolitan (defs. 1, 2). |
| 2. | metropolis (defs. 1, 2). |
| 3. | (often initial capital letter) Chiefly Canadian. the government or jurisdiction of a large city. |
| a combining form meaning “measure,” used in the formation of compound words: metronome. |
| a combining form meaning “uterus,” used in the formation of compound words: metrorrhagia. |
| a combining form representing metropolis or metropolitan in compound words: metroflight; metroland; Metroliner. |
| 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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