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

North American metros have since the coronavirus pandemic seen a mass exodus of businesses, shoppers and workers as services moved online and never returned. — Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Storms that rolled through the Kansas City area Thursday dumped up to 2 inches of rain in parts of the metro, cutting short the FIFA Fan Festival at the National World War I Museum and Memorial and soaking the crowd at the Netherlands-Tunisia World Cup match at Kansas City Stadium. — Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026

Adjective

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

DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a new state law that would strip party labels from several local races in five metro Atlanta counties, arguing the measure is unconstitutional and unfairly singles out Democratic-leaning communities. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 3 June 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