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Definition of
metro noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
metro
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈmɛtroʊ
/
/
(
pl.
metros
)
(
also
the Metro
[
singular
]
)
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an underground train system, for instance the ones in Paris and Washington, D.C.
to travel
on the metro
the Paris Metro
a metro station
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metro
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