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metro

1

[ me-troh ]

noun

(often initial capital letter)
plural metros.
  1. the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.


metro-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “measure,†used in the formation of compound words:

    metronome.

metro

3

[ me-troh ]

noun

plural metros.
  1. (often initial capital letter) Chiefly Canadian. the government or jurisdiction of a large city.

metro-

4
  1. a combining form meaning “uterus,†used in the formation of compound words:

    metrorrhagia.

metro-

5
  1. a combining form representing metropolis or metropolitan in compound words:

    metroflight; metroland; Metroliner.

metro

1

/ ˈmɛtrəʊ; metro /

noun

  1. an underground, or largely underground, railway system in certain cities, esp in Europe, such as that in Paris
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metro-

2

combining_form

  1. indicating the uterus

    metrorrhagia

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metro-

3

combining_form

  1. indicating a measure

    metronome

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of metro1

1900–05; < French ³¾Ã©³Ù°ù´Ç, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad

Origin of metro2

Combining form representing Greek ³¾Ã©³Ù°ù´Ç²Ô measure

Origin of metro3

First recorded in 1900–05; by shortening; or independent use of metro- 3

Origin of metro4

Combining form representing Greek ³¾á¸—t°ù²¹ womb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of metro1

C20: from French, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railway

Origin of metro2

from Greek ³¾Å§³Ù°ù²¹ womb

Origin of metro3

from Greek metron measure
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This program has since been piloted in nine Dallas metro locations and one store in Missouri, Retail Dive reported.

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In Spain and Portugal, traffic lights stopped working, metro systems ground to a halt, and businesses were unable to accept card payments - triggering huge queues at the few cash machines that were still working.

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Passengers on the Barcelona metro had to walk to safety using the torches on their mobile phones when their trains became stuck in tunnels.

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But by March 2026, the real estate firm predicts home prices across the L.A.-Orange County metro area will be 2.4% lower than they are today, in large part because of rising inventory.

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The L.A. metro area has more foreign-born residents than any city but New York, many of whom go back and forth to their ancestral countries with some regularity.

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