the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
(often initial capital letter) the government or jurisdiction of a large city.
1900–05; < French métro, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad
First recorded in 1900–05; by shortening; or independent use of metro- 3
Combining form representing Greek métron measure
Combining form representing Greek mḗtra womb
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Investors poured in nearly $8 billion across 207 deals in the Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Santa Ana metro areas, up 28% from a year earlier, according to PitchBook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
San Francisco saw the biggest increase in pending luxury sales among the 50 most populous metro areas over the past year, Redfin found in its data.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
A luxury home, according to Redfin, is one in the top 5% of a metro area’s price range; nonluxury homes are in the 35th to 65th percentile.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
So in 2017, he left Westminster to head to Manchester and spent nine years as a metro mayor, far from the increasingly dysfunctional national politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
You can’t tell the whole metro area our book is about Jackson!
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
Louisville/Jefferson County had the highest share of “stale” listings among the 50 most populous metros in America.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
These are the top five metros where for-sale listings saw the biggest increase in the number of days spent on the market, according to data provided by Realtor.com.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
In many metros, property owners with hefty piles of home equity and no reason to relocate are still sitting it out, giving buyers few options.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Similar signs of reversal have appeared in some other Midwest metros, including Dayton and Canton, in Ohio, and Racine, Wis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
The search for affordable homes continues to help metros in the Carolinas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
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