English word metro comes from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, French métropole, Ancient Greek πόλις
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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μήτηρ | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
métropole | French (fr) | (Europe, only with definite article) Continental France, not including its various oversea territories.. (Quebec, only with definite article) Montreal. Metropolis. |
πόλις | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
métropolitain | French (fr) | (France) Person from metropolitan France. Subway, underground (train system) Metropolitan. |
metro | English (en) | A train that runs on such a railway.. A train that runs on such an underground railway.. An underground railway.. An urban rapid transit light railway. |