metro
Metro is a neologism of metropolitan.
Metro has many uses, including:
Public transport
In Rail:
 A Metro is a rapid transit rail system, the name originating from the eponymous Paris Métro
* For a list of individual metro systems, see the list of rapid transit systems
METRO Light Rail (Phoenix), in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, Arizona
Tranz Metro, commuter rail in Wellington, New Zealand
In Buses:
Madison Metro, bus system in Madison, Wisconsin
Metro (Belfast), Northern Ireland bus services in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Swansea Metro, a bus rapid transit scheme in Wales
Public transport in Christchurch, New Zealand, where bus services are jointly marketed as Metro
Metrobus, a name used by multiple bus operators
In Transit authorities:
Metro (West Yorkshire), the brand adopted by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive in England
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas in and around Houston, United States
Metro Transit (King County) in King County, Seattle, Washington, United States
NFTA Metro, in Erie and Niagara Counties of New York, United States
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, branded Metro, responsible for the rapid transit metro and metrobus systems
Populations and government
Metro, Indonesia, a city in Lampung, Indonesia
Metropolitan area, a large population area and its adjacent zone of influence, for example:
*Metro Manila, in the Philippines
*Washington, DC Metro Area, in the United States
*Metro Detroit, in Southeast Michigan.
*Metro (Oregon regional government), the regional government for the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon, United States
*Metropolitan Toronto, the former regional government body of Toronto, Ontario
*Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in Nevada, United States
Media
In Newspapers:
Metro (Associated Metro Limited), a free daily newspaper in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
Metro International, a Swedish media company that runs dozens of city and country editions in Europe, Asia and the Americas
Metro Newspapers, a newspaper company in California, United States, which publishes:
*Metro Silicon Valley, a weekly newspaper published in San Jose, California
*Metro Santa Cruz, a weekly newspaper published in Santa Cruz, California
Metro (Belgian newspaper), separate versions in Belgium's two main languages, published in Brussels
Zimbabwe Metro, a newspaper published in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Harian Metro, a newspaper published in Malaysia
In Magazines:
Metro (magazine), a monthly lifestyle magazine published in New Zealand
Metro Magazine, a trade magazine published for bus and rail transit and motorcoach operators since 1904
In Broadcasting:
Metro FM, a national radio station in South Africa
Metro Radio, a radio station in North East England
Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited, with a variety of Hong Kong based Metro-branded radio stations
Metro TV, Indonesia's first 24-hour news channel
Retail businesses
Metro AG, Germany's largest retailer
Metro Cash and Carry, a cash-and-carry hypermarket chain owned by Metro AG
Metro (department store), a department store chain based in Singapore
Metro (supermarket, Canada), a Canadian supermarket chain
Metro (supermarket, Egypt), an Egyptian supermarket chain
Metro (supermarket, Greece), a Greek supermarket chain
Metro (supermarket, Indonesia), previously an Indonesian supermarket operator
MetroCentre, largest indoor shopping mall in Europe located in Gateshead, England, UK
Entertainment
In Music:
Metro Chicago, a popular music venue in Chicago
The Metro Theatre, a music venue in Sydney, Australia
The Metro (song), a 1983 single by American new wave band Berlin
Metro Recordings, a record label
Metro, a 2006 single by the Canadian band The Vincent Black Shadow
The Metros an English indie band
Metró, Hungarian rock band in the 1960s and 1970s
In Film:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the leading film studio during the first half of the 20th century
*Metro Pictures, one of MGM's predecessor companies
Metro (1997 film), a 1997 motion picture starring Eddie Murphy
Life in a... Metro, a 2007 Bollywood movie starring Shilpa Shetty
Vehicles
In Aircraft:
Fairchild Metro, a turboprop, 19-passenger commuter airliner
In Automobiles:
Rover Metro, produced by Rover in Europe
Geo Metro, sold by General Motors in the United States
IHC Metro, A delivery van made by International Harvester
Other
In Language:
The word for "metre", a unit of length, in several languages including Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
"metrosexual", a neologism for a male (typically heterosexual) who spends large amounts of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle
In Technology:
XML Paper Specification, Microsoft's document framework, formerly code-named "Metro"
Metro Ethernet, a computer network based on the Ethernet standard and which covers a metropolitan area
GlassFish Metro, an opensource web service stack that is part of the GlassFish project
In Sport:
MetroStars, a former United States Major League soccer club, now known as Red Bull New York
In Education:
Metro Academic and Classical High School, a high school in St. Louis, MO
In Airports:
Short for Metropolitan Airport
Detroit Metro Airport
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