Metro 292778 224329976 2008-07-08T11:03:47Z Arsenikk 1724762 /* Other Transportation */ capitalization {{wiktionarypar|metro}} '''Metro''' is a [[neologism]] of [[metropolitan]]. '''Metro''' has many uses, including: ==Rapid transit systems== {{Main|List of rapid transit systems}} * A Metro is a [[rapid transit]] system, the name originating from the eponymous [[Paris Métro]]. * "Metro" branded rapid transit systems may also include lines correctlty classified as [[light rail]] or [[light metro]]. ==Other transportation== Metro has also seen expanded usage in other transport related areas: *[[Madison Metro]], bus system in [[Madison, Wisconsin]] *[[Metro (Belfast)]], Northern Ireland bus services in Belfast, Northern Ireland *[[Metro (West Yorkshire)]], the brand adopted by the [[West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive]] in England *Metro Bus, a public transportation provider for St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada *[[METRO Light Rail (Phoenix)]], in the [[Phoenix Metropolitan Area]], [[Arizona]] *[[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|NFTA Metro]], in Erie and Niagara Counties of New York, United States *The [[public transport in Christchurch]], New Zealand is referred to as the Metro *[[Swansea Metro]], a [[bus rapid transit]] scheme in [[Wales]] *[[Tranz Metro]], commuter rail in Wellington, New Zealand *[[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]], branded Metro, responsible for the rapid transit metro and metrobus systems ==Populations and government== 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 ==Retail businesses== *[[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 *[[MetroCentre]], largest indoor shopping mall in Europe located in Gateshead, England, UK. ==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]] ==Publications== *[[Metro (magazine)|''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 *[[Metro (Associated Metro Limited)|''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)|''Metro'' (Belgian newspaper)]], separate versions in Belgium's two main languages, published in Brussels *[[Zimbabwe Metro|''Metro'' (Zimbabwean newspaper)]], published in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe *[[Harian Metro|''Harian Metro'']], a newspaper published in Malaysia ==Entertainment== *[[Metro Chicago]], a popular music venue in Chicago *[[The Metro Theatre]], a music venue in Sydney, Australia *[[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)|''Metro'' (1997 film)]], a 1997 motion picture starring Eddie Murphy *[[Life in a... Metro]], a 2007 Bollywood movie starring Shilpa Shetty *[[The Metro (song)|"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]] ==Other== *MetroStars, a former United States Major League soccer club, now known as [[Red Bull New York]] *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 *[[XML Paper Specification]], Microsoft's document framework, formerly code-named "Metro" *[[Metro, Indonesia]], a city in Lampung, Indonesia *[[Metro Academic and Classical High School]], a high school in St. Louis, MO *[[METRo]] is a road forecast software; *[[GlassFish Metro]] is an opensource web service stack that is part of the [[GlassFish]] project. *Short for [[Metropolitan Airport]] *[[Detroit Metro Airport]] {{disambig-cleanup}} [[de:Metro]] [[el:Μετρό (αποσαφήνιση)]] [[fr:Metro]] [[gl:Metro (homónimos)]] [[he:מטרו]] [[nl:Metro]] [[ja:メトロ]] [[pl:Metro (ujednoznacznienie)]] [[fi:Metro (täsmennyssivu)]] [[sv:Metro]]