The Met

The Met

The term The Met is generally an abbreviation of the term "The Metropolitan". It may refer to:

; In the United States:
*Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
*Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center in New York City
*Metropolitan Building, also known as the Northwestern Guaranty Loan Building, in Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota
*Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C.

; In Australia
* Metlink, various public transport in Victoria, Australia

; In the United Kingdom
*Metropolitan Police Service of London
*Met Office national meteorological service
*The Met (arts centre) in Bury, Greater Manchester
*Manchester Metrolink tram network
*Tyne and Wear Metro light rail network
*Metropolitan line of the London Underground

ee also

* Met, disambiguation


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