metro

metro¹

/me"troh/, n., pl. metros. (often cap.)

1. the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.

2. subway (def. 1).

[1900-05; < F métro, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad]

metro²

/me"troh/, adj., n., pl. metros. Informal.

adj.

1. metropolitan (defs. 1, 2).

n.

2. metropolis (defs. 1, 2).

3. (often cap.) Chiefly Canadian. the government or jurisdiction of a large city.

[1900-05; by shortening; or independent use of METRO-³]

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