Noun: metro
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Sample Sentences
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Engelse bouwkundige studenten hebben op uitnodiging van de Stichting Vakopleiding Bouwbedrijf in Rotterdam de werkzaamheden aan de metro in ogenschouw genomen. (At the invitation of the Foundation for Vocational Training in the Construction Industry, British civil engineering students observed the work carried out on the underground railway in Rotterdam.) [1962, “Engelse studenten bekijken metrotunnel (1962)”, in Polygoon-Profilti Neerlands Nieuws (cinema newsreel), spoken by Philip Bloemendal, Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, via YouTube, retrieved 06 Feb 2026:]
Nouns inflected like metro
safari,
samosa,
salami,
sialia,
sherry,
sherpa,
skorro,
vluchtauto,
actiefoto,
pachinko,
blauwgrijze ara,
commando,
babiroesa,
begonia,
beloega,
hotellobby,
basisgrammatica,
roodwangara,
retorica,
yogini, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Borrowed from French métro, from métropolitain in chemin de fer métropolitain. See: French Nouns '
métro'.
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