Difference between Metro and Underground

What is the difference between Metro and Underground?

Metro as a noun is an underground railway other than those in the us or london, in particular that in paris. while Underground as a noun is an underground railway.

Metro

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An underground railway other than those in the US or London, in particular that in Paris. A train that runs on such an underground railway. An urban rapid transit light railway A train that runs on such a railway.

Example sentence: I emceed in metro Detroit throughout college, and even when I moved to New York, I would actually fly back on a Friday, emcee on a Saturday, and fly back on Sunday so that I could audition during the week. It was a big part of my life.

Underground

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Below the ground.Secretly.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.Hidden, furtive, secretive.Of music, art, etc, outside the mainstream.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An underground railway.(with the) A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.(with the) A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.

Example sentence: If you shut up truth, and bury it underground, it will but grow.

We hope you now know whether to use Metro or Underground in your sentence.

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