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Meanings of metro in English

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Regional government agency and metropolitan planning organization in the Oregon portion of the Portland metropolitan area.

Related terms
Portuguese
metrô
Catalan
metropolità
Spanish
metro

An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

metrô
Usage of metro in English
1
The Moscow metro system is used by 9 million people a day.
The Irish Times
2
Bucharest looks bustling and prosperous; a new metro extension is being built.
The Guardian
3
The study looked at data from 320 metro areas across the country.
Reuters
4
The metro areas of Atlanta and Indianapolis ranked second and third, respectively.
Reuters
5
Violent arrests of protesters, many in metro stations, have drawn international attention.
Reuters
6
On Saturday, seven out of 16 Paris metro lines were working normally.
The Guardian
7
I have a lot of areas to look after within the metro.
The South African
8
Murdoch apparently can well afford to subsidize his New York metro ambitions.
Wired
9
The Istanbul municipality said that metro services were halted after the explosion.
The Guardian
10
This will pave the way for the safe opening of metro venues.
News.com.au
11
Of the 28 metro markets, only Washington declined on a yearly basis.
Reuters
12
I have a coffee habit that could finance the new Dublin metro.
The Irish Times
13
They have an extensive metro and long-haul presence in the United Kingdom.
Reuters
14
They might even come up the metro, or tunnel along gas mains.
The Slab
15
What makes their metro economies different from the 300-odd other cities surveyed?
The Irish Times
16
None of the four options covered Auckland and Wellington metro passenger services.
Radio NZ
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