adj
Meaning 1
metropolitan
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
metro
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɛtɹəʊ/
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General-American: /ˈmɛtɹoʊ/
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South-Asia: /mɛʈ.ro/
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rhymes with -ɛtɹəʊ
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CMU ARPABET: M EH1 T R OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A city in Lampung, Indonesia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: general
Examples
- He is going to the stadium by metro.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: subway, underground, underground railway, Tube
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
An urban rapid transit rail transport system, normally with lighter track and light trains (i.e. an S-Bahn or similar), or a train in such systems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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noun
Meaning 5
A metropolitan area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tube, underground, subway system, subway
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system
History
Etymology
Clipping of metropolitan.
From Indonesian Metro.
From French métro, clipping of métropolitain (from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”)), as in the Chemin de fer métropolitain, an early name for the Paris Métro. This name was a direct translation of "Metropolitan Railway", which was the original name of the earliest part of the London Underground, constructed in 1863.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Indonesian: Metro — city in Indonesia
- Marathi: मेत्रो (metro) — city in Indonesia
Real reading context