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Metro is a neologism of metropolitan and usually refers to a high-frequency urban public transport railway, synonymous with "rapid transit", "subway", or "underground"; from "metropolitan railway."

Metro has many other uses, including:

Primarily the word Metro came from: Chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (Paris Metropolitan Railway Company) or CMP, shortened to "Métropolitain", which itself was derived from the Metropolitan Line of the London Underground. Within its first years, the name was quickly abbreviated to Métro.

Any one of several specific public transport systems that styles itself "Metro" — see also the list of rapid transit systems (the list here is non-exhaustive):

• Amsterdam Metro, in the capital city of The Netherlands
• Bangkok Metro, in the capital city of Thailand
• Delhi Metro, in the capital city of India
• Paris Métro, in the capital city of France
• Moscow Metro, in the capital city of Russia
• Washington Metro, in the capital city of the United States
• Madrid Metro, in the capital city of Spain
• Tranz Metro, Wellington's commuter train line.
• Metro (West Yorkshire), the brand adopted by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive of West Yorkshire, England
• Metro (Belfast), the brand name used by Translink for its city bus services in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Metro Transit, or "Metro", the public transit authority of a number of cities in North America
• Metro Transit (King County)
• Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, or "METRO", the transit authority in and around Houston, Texas
• Miami-Dade Transit, the rapid transit system of Miami, Florida
• Los Angeles County Metro Rail, the rapid transit system for Los Angeles County, California
• a brand name for the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority of Cincinnati, Ohio
• Copenhagen Metro, of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Montreal Metro, Montreal, Quebec
• a brand name for public transport in Christchurch, New Zealand
• Tyne & Wear Metro, a light rail metro system in metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in North East England

A metropolitan area is a large population area and its adjacent zone of influence. Specific usage examples include:

• 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

• Metro AG, Germany's largest retailer
• Metro Cash and Carry, a cash-and-carry hypermarket chain owned by Metro AG
• Metro (supermarket, Canada), a Canadian supermarket chain
• Metro (supermarket, Egypt), an Egyptian supermarket chain
• Metro (supermarket, Indonesia), an Indonesian supermarket operator
• Metro (supermarket, Cyprus), a Cypriot supermarket chain
• MetroCentre, largest indoor shopping mall in Europe located in Gateshead, England, UK.

• 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

• Metro (magazine), a monthly lifestyle magazine published in New Zealand
• 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 (Mexican newspaper), published in Monterrey, Nuevo León
• Metro (Belgian newspaper), separate versions in Belgium's two main languages, published in Brussels
• Metro (Zimbabwean newspaper), published in Bulawayo,Zimbabwe
• Harian Metro, a newspaper published in Malaysia

• Metro Chicago, a popular music venue in Chicago
• The Metro Theatre, a music venue in Sydney, Australia
• MetroStars, a United States Major League soccer club, now known as Red Bull New York
• Translation of "metre", a unit of length, in several languages including Spanish, Italian and Portuguese is
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the leading film studio during the first half of the 20th century. "Metro" sometime also refers to Metro Pictures, one of MGM's predecessor companies.
• Metro (1997 film), a 1997 motion picture starring Eddie Murphy
• Metro (2007 film), a 2007 Bollywood movie starring Shilpa Shetty
• Metro (musical), the longest running homegrown musical in Polish history
• "metrosexual", a neologism for a male who spends large amounts of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle
• XML Paper Specification, Microsoft's document framework, formerly code-named "Metro"
• "The Metro" (song), a 1983 single by American new wave band Berlin
• Metro, Indonesia, a city in Lampung, Indonesia
• Metro Recordings, a record label
• Metro (board game), a game by Dirk Henn
• Metro Academic and Classical High School, a high school in St. Louis, MO
• DPML Metro, a context driven component management platform

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