metro

CEFRB1

/ˈmɛtɹəʊ/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An underground city railway system.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A metropolitan area.

Examples

  • You can go by bus, by metro or on foot.

  • There is a metro in Kazan.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmɛtɹoʊ/
  • /mɛʈ.ro/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. metropolitan

More examples

In context

  • You want to work at METRO?!

  • He is going to the stadium by metro.

  • I hurry to the underground. ... I am waiting for the next metro; I'll take it.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.