Greater Manchester

American  

noun

1. a metropolitan county in central England, with the city of Manchester as its center. 498 sq. mi. (1,290 sq. km).

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Greater Manchester British  

noun

1. a metropolitan county of NW England, administered since 1986 by the unitary authorities of Wigan, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Salford, Manchester, Oldham, Trafford, Stockport, and Tameside. Area: 1286 sq km (496 sq miles)

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Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Police said the boy was injured on the 9th floor of Manchester's Arndale Centre just after 15:00 BST on Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The committee could call forward witnesses, such as current Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig, to give evidence as part of the inquiry.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

With both Manchester City and rivals Manchester United having huge international draw, football is one of the city's defining assets, said Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara, head of research at the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Labour supporter Stanley Chow, who created the image for Burnham's 2021 mayoral campaign in Greater Manchester, has claimed the party did not ask for permission to use the image.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The 1970s and 1980s had not been kind to most of Greater Manchester, with unemployment and urban decay disfiguring the once-proud textile hub.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus

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