市し営えい地ち下か鉄てつ

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

municipal subway

Refers to a subway system owned and operated by a city government, as opposed to a private railway or a national/metropolitan system.

market, city, town

営camp, perform, build

地ground, earth

下below, down, descend

鉄iron

地ち下か鉄てつ
地下鉄 is a general term for any subway, while 市営地下鉄 specifies that it is municipally operated.
市し営えい
市営 means 'municipal' or 'city-operated' and can attach to other nouns (e.g., 市営バス, 市営住宅).

Compound of 市営 (municipal) and 地下鉄 (subway).