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Greater

American  
[gray-ter] / ˈgreɪ tər /

adjective

  1. designating a city or country and its adjacent area.

    Greater New York; Greater Los Angeles.


Greater British  
/ ˈɡreɪtə /

adjective

  1. (of a city) considered with the inclusion of the outer suburbs

    Greater London

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Greater

First recorded in 1570–80; great + -er 4


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Based on her description of the van, Greater Manchester Police officers found it the following day in Failsworth.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Greater collaboration would let investors assess their portfolios, test their assumptions and estimate a social money multiplier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Daniel Yukelson, executive director of the Apartment Assn. of Greater Los Angeles, said he reads the bill as allowing tenants to install balcony solar and his group may seek an amendment next year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Greater snowfall over Greenland could affect the stability of the Greenland ice sheet, while increased Mediterranean rainfall could influence future flooding risks in southern Europe.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Some believed silver-haired yumboes from the depths of the Greater Jungle had spirited the old man away and still danced with him barefoot by moonlight.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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