Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of a series of decimal submultiples of the meter: as, metro -sixteen, the sixteenth of this series of metros. See the extract and
uno .
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- noun A
metropolitan area . - adjective
Metropolitan . - noun An
underground railway . - noun A train that runs on such an underground railway.
- noun An urban
rapid transit light railway - noun A train that runs on such a railway.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
Etymologies
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Examples
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"The term metro is perhaps used loosely," Skryja said.
Sierra Sun - Top Stories By Matt Welch Sierra Sun 2010
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The place to get sushi in the metro is actually Ichiban Sushi at 11809 College Blvd Overland Park, KS 66210.
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"It's kind of the last area in what we call the metro area that doesn't have a facility like that close by," Wallace said.
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WASHINGTON (AP, BY ALAN ZIBEL) -- Home prices are weakening around the country, even in metro areas that were showing strength earlier in the year.
Case-Shiller Index: Home Prices Fall In August As Market Shows Signs Of Trouble The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP, BY ALAN ZIBEL) -- Home prices are weakening around the country, even in metro areas that were showing strength earlier in the year.
Case-Shiller Index: Home Prices Fall In August As Market Shows Signs Of Trouble The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Well … I remember as a sprog err … student officer 20-ish years ago, being on the New Years Eve van in metro city … I had more kisses from lovely young girls (of course I was closer to their age then) on that night than I did in the following year.
Oh How We Laughed……But Not Too Loudly. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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But in metro Washington, the Redskins can count on the support of only 56 percent of voters.
Ravens beat Redskins in poll of Maryland voters Dan Steinberg 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP, BY ALAN ZIBEL) -- Home prices are weakening around the country, even in metro areas that were showing strength earlier in the year ....
Case-Shiller Index: Home Prices Fall In August As Market Shows Signs Of Trouble Nicole Hardesty 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP, BY ALAN ZIBEL) -- Home prices are weakening around the country, even in metro areas that were showing strength earlier in the year.
Case-Shiller Index: Home Prices Fall In August As Market Shows Signs Of Trouble The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP, BY ALAN ZIBEL) -- Home prices are weakening around the country, even in metro areas that were showing strength earlier in the year.
Case-Shiller Index: Home Prices Fall In August As Market Shows Signs Of Trouble The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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During a virtual debate in April 2020, Berschauer called the trail “a symbol of Metro invading our county,” “Metro” being the regional government that manages growth in the Portland area.
How a trail in rural Oregon became a target of far-right extremism Leah Sottile 2023
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