metro
metro Lexical Profile
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• noun
An underground electric railway system in a major city, especially the one in Paris or Washington, D.C.
"Taking the metro is usually the fastest way to travel across the city during rush hour."
North American A large city together with its surrounding suburbs and commuter towns; a metropolitan area.
"The company plans to open three new distribution centers in fast-growing southern metros."
• adjective
Relating to or characteristic of a large city and its surrounding suburbs; metropolitan.
"Housing prices across the entire metro area have risen steadily over the past five years."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 20th century from French métro, a clipping of Chemin de fer métropolitain ('Metropolitan Railway'), the underground railway system of Paris, which itself took its name from London's Metropolitan Railway.