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Greater London

American  

noun

  1. London.


Greater London British  

noun

  1. See 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

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The level of the cap depends on whether someone lives in or outside Greater London, whether they are single or part of a couple, and whether someone has children.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Arian Abbasi, 36, a pilot from Harrow in Greater London, has been named as one of two victims of the small aircraft crash in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

He said he had gone to Orpington, Greater London, to look for office space to rent, but police could not find anybody who had seen him that day.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

According to its poll of 1,000 people aged 25-45 in Greater London:

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Walford, in Greater London, mentions the discovery of some articles of dress of Elizabeth's time behind the wainscot of the old palace of Richmond, Surrey.

From Secret Chambers and Hiding Places Historic, Romantic, & Legendary Stories & Traditions About Hiding-Holes, Secret Chambers, Etc. by Fea, Allan

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