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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Greater Manchester

"I created the Greater Manchester Baccalaureate or MBacc... to bridge the gap between our schools and our employers," he wrote in the Times.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

And what works in Greater Manchester may not work everywhere else.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The Greater Manchester mayorality, created under the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government, came with responsibilities in areas such as transport, planning, skills, and economic development.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

He will be joined by his closest adviser, Kevin Lee, the director of his mayoral office, who will move to No 10 North after next week's Greater Manchester mayoral election.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

In addition to Scotland Yard's Computer Crimes Unit and BT, at least seven other police forces were involved in the three raids, including those from Greater Manchester, Merseyside and West Yorkshire.

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