metro

[me-troh] / ˈmɛ troʊ /

NOUN

public transportation

Synonyms

WEAK

LRT busline light rail mass transit rail rapid transit railway rapid transit subway urban transportation service

NOUN

railroad

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rail line railway subway

STRONG

line monorail tracks tube

WEAK

elevated railway streetcar line trolley line underground railway

NOUN

subway

Synonyms

STRONGEST

underground

STRONG

chute tube

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Though nonmetro counties areas make up about 72 percent of the country’s land area, according to the USDA, they only house about 15 percent of the U.S. population.

From US News • Apr. 17, 2015

And while both metro and nonmetro employment numbers have recovered from recessionary lows, nonmetro job growth has stalled.

From US News • Apr. 17, 2015

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