In Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

"The term metro is perhaps used loosely," Skryja said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sierra Sun - Top Stories] Reference

The place to get sushi in the metro is actually Ichiban Sushi at 11809 College Blvd Overland Park, KS 66210.    From Wordnik.com.  [18 posts from March 2007] Reference

"It's kind of the last area in what we call the metro area that doesn't have a facility like that close by," Wallace said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Local News from Tuscaloosa News] Reference

Top district was Doris Matsui (D), 5th district in metro Sacramento.    From Wordnik.com.  [There are *8* Congressional Districts in Maryland. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState] Reference

Good luck imploding asphalt in metro Mexico City, Hector - er, Grant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sound Politics: Urban Visionary Dysphoria] Reference

Yes, the French have specialized in metro projects all over the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Metro system in DF] Reference

If someone truly is afraid they call metro police, not the Sun newspaper.    From Wordnik.com.  [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference

We have a growing coyote problem here in metro Atlanta – of all places.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Brown – the author’s official site » Blog Archive » Wolves in my backyard] Reference

A smart - city - of 680,000 and a million metro is a good place to start.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time Warner Cable Says It Singled Out Austin’s Geeks] Reference

I was impressed with the program, but it isn't available in metro Atlanta.    From Wordnik.com.  [WABE misses an opportunity! (Blog for Democracy)] Reference

Since then, prices in metro Seattle have declined 24.6% as of January 2010.    From Wordnik.com.  [Seattle Home Prices: The Lowest Since 2005 « PubliCola] Reference

Moscow, Idaho gets Keith Olbermann, but certain metro Atlanta suburbs do not?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » The NeoCon Motto: Never Lose Faith In Someone Who Tells You What You Want To Hear] Reference

LOL, it's so adorable when folks in metro-TO talk about getting back to nature.    From Wordnik.com.  [life without chairs] Reference

I live in metro-detroit, what do you think most of the people here do for a living?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » General Motors will reward buyers of gas-guzzling SUVs,] Reference

An old bicycle waiting for its owner outside the Vavin metro stop on Blvd. de Montparnasse.    From Wordnik.com.  [08/22/2005] Reference

But in metro Washington, the Redskins can count on the support of only 56 percent of voters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ravens beat Redskins in poll of Maryland voters] Reference

They are often seen outside main metro stations in Teheran, checking women for hair or dress infringements.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trouble In Iran’s Islamic Revolution « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference

Better to have one or two catch scarf or toe in metro than 100s having heart attacks, being stuck in metro etc.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Latest Warning on Inauguration Gridlock - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

The metro is very fast and very inexpensive (2 pesos per ticket), but you're not allowed to take luggage on the metro.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bus trip Dallas - Tepoztlan] Reference

Things are even worse in metro-areas, which are cobbled together from what used to many geographically smaller markets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comcast Counters Subscriber Slump With Speed] Reference

Encase the cows with cardboard stage cars to make the traffic more reminiscent of their "metro" - Atlanta home.    From Wordnik.com.  [Roll 'Bama Roll] Reference

Also, I have spent 30 plus years working in metro ER’s.    From Wordnik.com.  [Accidental Discharge] Reference

3G is only in metro areas and is still spotty even there.    From Wordnik.com.  [AT&T’s LTE Plans Taking Shape In Slow Motion] Reference

When I was at GW, the metro was the best place to grade.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ferule & Fescue] Reference

Tayer said in the statement the metro was a priory project.    From Wordnik.com.  [Moneycontrol Top Headlines] Reference

The judge ruled the metro was a local authority in terms of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Once rush hour is over the metro is a pretty decent way to get around town.    From Wordnik.com.  [day trip to Mexico City] Reference

After calling metro government four times in four weeks, nothing has happened.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Anyone with information regarding the case should call metro police at 327-6621.    From Wordnik.com.  [WISH TV] Reference

Council Bluffs mayor Tom Hanafan said the metro is a logical choice because Google already has a facility up and running here.    From Wordnik.com.  [KETV.com - Local News] Reference

Thanks, I am in metro NY, not upstate.    From Wordnik.com.  [NY wine in grocery stores debate hears from three other states | Dr Vino's wine blog] Reference

So you can't vote in the state if you are "metro"?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-10-21] Reference

Even the shops for very young people (like "metro") sell them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Modest Feminine Dress From the Pages of 1990 Victoria Magazine] Reference

From The Worst Horse’s Mouth: “Bodhisattva in metro” (Video).    From Wordnik.com.  [Shambhala SunSpace » 2009 » April] Reference

That reminds me, beautiful riding through the "metro" park this morning.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Irrelevancy of Time: Bicycle Products Don't Spoil] Reference

"GM made it obvious to us they wanted to have more of a 'metro' kind of a deal," he said.    From Wordnik.com. Reference