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metro1 definition

metro (me′trō)

adjective

metropolitan

noun pl. metros -·ros

a metropolitan government
metro2 definition

metro (me′trō)

noun pl. metros -·ros

a subway (sense )

Etymology: Fr métro, contr. < chemin de fer métropolitain: in England, taken as contr. for Metropolitan District Railway, in London

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