Metro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "metro"

English

Etymology

From Indonesian Metro.

Proper noun

Metro

  1. A city in Lampung, Indonesia.

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French métro, a clipping of métropolitan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Metro f (genitive Metro, plural Metros)

  1. metro
    Das 20. Jahrhundert wird eingeleitet durch den Brand im Pariser Metro im Jahre 1903, wo 90 Tote zu beklagen waren.
    The 20th century was ushered in by a fire in the Paris Metro in the year 1903, where 90 fatalities were reported.

Usage Note

For the German metros usually S-Bahn and U-Bahn are used.

Declension

Further reading

  • Metro” in Duden online

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English metro, from French métro, short for métropole, from Latin mētropolis, ultimately from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis, mother city).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmetɾo/ [ˈmɛt̪.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -etɾo
  • Syllabification: Met‧ro

Noun

Metro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ)

  1. metropolis
    Synonyms: kalakhan, punong lungsod, kabisera, kapitolyo

Usage notes

Commonly added with city names like Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, and Metro Davao.

See also