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English word metro comes from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, French métropole, Ancient Greek πόλις
μήτηρ (Ancient Greek)
métropole (French)
(Europe, only with definite article) Continental France, not including its various oversea territories.. (Quebec, only with definite article) Montreal. Metropolis.
πόλις (Ancient Greek)
métropolitain (French)
(France) Person from metropolitan France. Subway, underground (train system) Metropolitan.
metro (English)
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.