Greater

American  

[grey-ter] / ˈgreɪ tər /

adjective

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

   Greater New York; Greater Los Angeles.

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Greater British  

/ ˈɡreɪtə /

adjective

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

   Greater London

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Etymology

Origin of Greater

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

Example Sentences

Of greater significance was that he produced a touch of vintage Salah to ensure he surrounded himself with a different, more satisfying noise, than he has heard this season.

From BBC

“In the U.S. alone, data centers are expected to require greater than 100 gigawatts of additional power by 2035.”

From Barron's

The outperformance of small caps reflects hopes for an accelerating U.S. economy, as smaller, domestically focused companies tend to benefit from greater investor appetite for higher-growth, riskier stocks when the economy is on firm ground.

From MarketWatch

He said that the baby-care segment in the greater China region had put up double-digit organic sales growth over the past 18 months and increased its market share.

From MarketWatch

The executives made the remarks as other “luxury” diaper brands like Coterie and the Honest Co. — which often advertise their softness, safer ingredients and more absorbent, sometimes plant-based materials — pose greater competition for mainstays like P&G’s Pampers and its generally lower-priced Luvs, and Huggies, which is owned by Kimberly-Clark.

From MarketWatch