metro 1
/me"troh/ , n. , pl. metros . ( often cap. )
1. the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
2. subway (def. 1).
[ 1900-05; métro, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad ]
metro 2
/me"troh/ , adj., n., pl. metros . Informal.
adj.
1. metropolitan (defs. 1, 2).
n.
2. metropolis (defs. 1, 2).
3. ( often cap. ) Chiefly Canadian. the government or jurisdiction of a large city.
[ 1900-05; by shortening; or independent use of METRO- 3 ]