métropolitain
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin mētropolītānus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
métropolitain (feminine métropolitaine, masculine plural métropolitains, feminine plural métropolitaines)
Noun edit
métropolitain m (plural métropolitains)
- subway, underground (train system)
- (France) Person from metropolitan France
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- → Belarusian: метрапалітэ́н (mjetrapalitén)
- → Russian: метрополите́н (metropolitén)
- → Ukrainian: метрополіте́н (metropolitén)
Further reading edit
- “métropolitain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.