see|Subway
English

Etymology
Latin sub �under� + way

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-subway.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. italbrac|North American underground railway.
2. italbrac|New York City, New York, USA The proper name of the Heavy Rail transit system - regardless of elevation.
3. italbrac|Newark, New Jersey, USA The proper name of the Light Rail transit system
4. British underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians. (In the USA, this definition applies to pedestrian underpass.)

Synonyms

metro
rapid transit
tube
mid
underground
underpass

Translations

Afrikaans: moltrein
Chinese: �� (dì ti�)
Dutch: metro m (1)
Finnish: metro (1)
French: métro m, métropolitain m (1)
Frisian: metro (1)
German: U-Bahn f (1)
Greek: μεÏ�Ï�Ï� (metró)
Hungarian: metró (1), aluljáró (2)
Interlingua: metro (1); passage subterranee (2)
Japanese: ��� (���� chikatetsu)
mid
Korean: (railway) ��철 (jihacheol); (crossing) ��� (jihado), ��굴 (tokkigul)
Polish: metro n
Portuguese: Port. metro m, Bras. metrô m (1); passagem subterrânea f (2)
Romanian: metrou n (1), pasaj subteran n (2)
Russian: ме��ополи�ен RUchar|(metropolit��n) m, ме��о (metró)n (1)
Spanish: metro m, subte m; paso subterráneo m italbrac|underground walkway
Verlan: tromé m (1)

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• 2007-09-23 01:02 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Afrikaans]]

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