metro

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noun

met·​ro ˈme-(ˌ)trō How to pronounce metro (audio)
in French context also
mā-ˈtrō How to pronounce metro (audio)
plural metros

metro

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adjective

met·​ro ˈme-(ˌ)trō How to pronounce metro (audio)

Examples of metro in a Sentence

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Noun
The service, which went live today, is available in 1,700 U.S. cities, with most metro areas included. Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023 Its ratio of children to pediatric psychiatrists was already higher than in almost any other major metro area, including New York, Chicago and Philadelphia, statistics from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry show. Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023 To be included in the study, a user had to look up at least 10 for-sale homes outside their metro area. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023 Due to strong winds associated with the lake-effect snow, some flurries, or mood snow, could make it into the Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City metro areas. Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2023 The Seattle man accused of causing a deadly chain-reaction crash on November 9 that sent a metro bus into a building and killing a woman has a criminal history, according to authorities. Stepheny Price, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2023 Of course, normal in Los Angeles means being among the worst U.S. metro areas for traffic congestion and leading the nation in hazardous smoggy air. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023 Jackson, Mississippi; Alexandria, Shreveport and New Orleans in Louisiana; and Mobile, Alabama, were all metro areas in the severe storm risk Monday. Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023 The latest data provided to Fortune from building security from Kastle Systems shows that last week, offices in the 10 major U.S. metro areas were 49.8% full. Jane Thier, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
Adjective
Before 2016, there typically wasn’t much difference in how metro and non-metro counties voted for state Supreme Court. Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023 The election results also support the deepening metro vs. non-metro divide with the Seventh District going Republican, the Minnesota Senate remaining Republican, and Trump carrying most non-metro counties, all in the face of Democrat Joe Biden carrying the state. Star Tribune, 24 Dec. 2020 And every day, trains crawl through metro Atlanta suburbs from Marietta to Morrow. Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 24 Feb. 2023 For the most part they’re considered country inns—nothing too fancy—and are located in non-metro areas, including the island’s beach towns and mountain villages. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2022 The plan is for all metro area Cupcake Stations to eventually be remodeled and rebranded as Bakehouse46. Steve Pepple, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2020 Restaurants in the metro Atlanta region have since Monday been able to accept customers to eat inside, as long as the businesses follow a slate of 39 provisions set up by the state government. Kerry Picket, Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2020 At that time in March, most metro Detroit hospitals were filling up with patients who were sick with coronavirus as the region's surge in cases began. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 10 May 2020 See More

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of metro was in 1904

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“Metro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metro. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

metro

noun
met·​ro
ˈme-trō
plural metros

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