métropolitain

French

Etymology

From Latin mētropolītānus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /me.tʁɔ.pɔ.li.tɛ̃/
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Adjective

métropolitain (feminine métropolitaine, masculine plural métropolitains, feminine plural métropolitaines)

metropolitan

Noun

métropolitain m (plural métropolitains)

subway, underground (train system)
(France) Person from metropolitan France

Synonyms

métro

Descendants

→ Belarusian: метрапалітэ́н (mjetrapalitén)
→ Russian: метрополите́н (metropolitén)
→ Ukrainian: метрополіте́н (metropolitén)

Further reading

“métropolitain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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