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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Example Sentences

The by-election comes after Simons stepped down as MP to allow Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham an opportunity to contest the seat.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Andy Burnham, the current Mayor of Greater Manchester, is expected to vie for a parliamentary seat in a special election in Makerfield in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

However, Burnham's backers argue this does not account for the strong personal support he has in Greater Manchester, where he has won three successive landslides in mayoral elections.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Later that day, Greater Manchester mayor and Andy Burnham unveiled a bid to become an MP which, if successful, would allow the 56-year-old from the left of the party to stand in that contest.

From Barron's • May 16, 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 Dreyfus, Suelette