Feminine
U-Bahn
Meaning
An underground railway; A subway
Concepts
underground train
the underground
metro car
subway train
the T
Rapid transit
Translations
métro
metro
metro
metropolitana
metro
μετρό
metro
مترو υπόγειος σιδηρόδρομοςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʔuːbaːn/
Etymology
Short for Untergrundbahn ("underground railway"), but note that the first German underground, in Berlin, was initially called an Unterpflaster-Bahn ("underpavement railway"). Not to be confused with U-Straßenbahn (short for Undergrundstraßenbahn; in English known as premetro).
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