how to pronounce metro

/ˈmɛt.ɹəʊ/

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metro is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of metro in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… i got on the metro and juggling along …”

meaning of metro

Metro is a type of underground railway system.

metro frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word metro occurs in english on average 4.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics metro can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that metro can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;