metro

1 of 2

noun

met·​ro ˈme-(ˌ)trō 

in French context also

mā-ˈtrō 

plural metros

: subway sense b

metro

2 of 2

adjective

met·​ro ˈme-(ˌ)trō 

: metropolitan sense 2

Examples of metro in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Nashville is one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the country. — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Photos from Reuters showed the group on the morning of July 4 on DC's metro. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Adjective

Early voting begins Saturday for the Georgia’s primary runoffs in some metro Atlanta counties. — Chris Joyner, AJC.com, 5 June 2026

On June 2 almost 3 million protestors took to the streets in Istanbul alone, about the entire metro population of Denver. — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French métro, short for (chemin de fer) métropolitain metropolitan railroad

First Known Use

Noun

1904, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for metro

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau

Kids Definition

metro

noun

met·​ro

ˈme-trō

plural metros

: subway sense 2