Betekenis (English)
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- A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
- An urban rapid transit rail transport system, normally with lighter track and light trains (i.e. an S-Bahn or similar), or a train in such systems.
Synonyms
subway system
the tube
the underground
the tube
uterine body
hystero
hystera
hyster
Tzukung
subway train
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈmɛtɹəʊ/
Etimologie (English)
From French métro, clipping of métropolitain (from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”)), as in the Chemin de fer métropolitain, an early name for the Paris Métro. This name was a direct translation of "Metropolitan Railway", which was the original name of the earliest part of the London Underground, constructed in 1863.
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