metro
/ˈmɛtroʊ/
adjective
- Relating to a large city or its suburbs; metropolitan.
- Metro news covers events in the city and nearby communities.
- She works for the metro transit authority.
- The metro population has increased by 10% in five years.
noun
- An underground or elevated urban railway system; a subway.
- She bought a weekly pass for the metro to explore the city.
- The metro in Paris is one of the oldest in the world.
- I take the metro to work every morning to avoid traffic.
- A metropolitan area, especially a large city and its surrounding suburbs.
- The metro area includes several counties and dozens of towns.
- The Denver metro has grown rapidly over the past decade.
- They live in the metro but commute to a small town for work.
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