métropolitain — meaning in English

English meaning

• metropolitan adjective Relating to a large city or its surrounding urban area.
• subway noun An underground railway system used for urban public transport.

Senses

métropolitain is used for these senses in English:

• subway (North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.
• subway (British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).

metropolitan — full definition

1. adjective Relating to a large city or its surrounding urban area.
2. noun A senior bishop who oversees other bishops within a region.

subway — full definition

1. noun An underground railway system used for urban public transport.
2. noun An underground pedestrian tunnel or walkway.

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