Meaning
Synonyms
subway system
the tube
the underground
the tube
uterine body
hystero
hystera
hyster
Tzukung
subway train
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɛtɹəʊ/
Etymology
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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