Plural of metro
regular plural
The plural of metro is metros.
Forms of metro
| Singular | metro /ˈmɛtɹəʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | metros |
| Countable | countable |
Metros in a sentence
- Not a year goes by without the inauguration of new metros or light rail lines somewhere in the world.2025 November 12, Tony Streeting, “All around the world”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 42. From the entry inauguration
- Semigration – where South Africans move between provinces - has overtaken emigration as a key driver for house sales in SA's largest metros, according to property data compiled by FNB.2023 August 13, Jan Cronje, “House sales: Semigration growth much stronger than emigration”, in News24. From the entry semigration
Meaning of metro
- noun A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
- noun An urban rapid transit rail transport system, normally with lighter track and light trains (i.e. an S-Bahn or similar), or a train in such systems.
- noun A metropolitan area.
Questions about the plural of metro
- What is the plural of metro?
- The plural of metro is metros.
- Is metro countable?
- Metro is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: metro (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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