Greater Manchester

noun

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

Greater Manchester

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)

Example Sentences

Greater Manchester Police Chief Superintendent Lewis Hughes told the court Daulby was hit in the chest while behind the door when the armed officer responding to the situation fired several rounds.

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A highly anticipated Christmas event in Greater Manchester, led by viral beauty company P.Louise, has been cancelled.

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Ms Williams, from Droylsden, Greater Manchester, opened the P.Louise Makeup Academy in 2014 with a £20,000 loan from her nana.

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A man driving the wrong way has been killed in a crash which has blocked the southbound M6 between Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

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He was discovered "unresponsive" on September 14 by his manager Paul Speak at his house in Greater Manchester, Manchester South Coroner's Court was told.

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