met·ro 1 (m t r )n. pl. met·ros A subway system. [French métro, short for (chemin de fer) métropolitain, metropolitan (railway), from Late Latin m  tropol t nus; see metropolitan.] |
| met·ro 2 (mtr) Informal adj. Metropolitan: metro Los Angeles. n. pl. met·ros A metropolitan area: "This metro ranks number one in unemployment" (American Demographics). |
metro [ˈmɛtrəʊ], métro (French) [metro]
n pl -ros
(Transport / Railways) an underground, or largely underground, railway system in certain cities, esp in Europe, such as that in Paris
[from French, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railway]
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| Noun | 1. |  metro - an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
metro
noun underground, tube, subway A bus and metro pass costs about £10.
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