Metro

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈmÉ›tɹəʊ/

French métro, apocopic form of métropolitain, from the Ancient Greek roots μήτηρ (meter, "mother") + πόλις (polis, "city").

Full definition of metro

Noun

1. An underground railway.
2. A train that runs on such an underground railway.
3. An urban rapid transit light railway
4. A train that runs on such a railway.

Synonyms

• (underground railway) el/El US, subway US, Tube the London underground, underground UK, underground railway UK

Abbreviation of metropolitan

Noun

1. A metropolitan area.

Adjective

1. Metropolitan.----