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(me′trō)

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metropolitan

noun pl. metros

a metropolitan government

noun pl. metros

a subway (sense )

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

measure: metrology

Origin: < Gr metron, measure

uterus, womb: metrorrhagia

Origin: < Gr mētra, uterus < mētēr, mother

See metro in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. met·ros

A subway system.

Origin:

Origin: French métro

Origin: , short for (chemin de fer) métropolitain, metropolitan (railway)

Origin: , from Late Latin mētropolītānus; see metropolitan

adjective

Metropolitan: metro Los Angeles.

noun pl. met·ros

A metropolitan area: “This metro ranks number one in unemployment” (American Demographics).

or metr-

prefix

Uterus: metritis.

Origin:

Origin: From Greek mētrā, uterus

Origin: , from mētēr, mētr-, mother; see māter- in Indo-European roots

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