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Greater

American  
[grey-ter] / ˈgreɪ tər /

adjective

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

    Greater New York; Greater Los Angeles.
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

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Earlier this year, the NEC blocked Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham from standing as a candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

The company posted fiscal second-quarter Greater China sales of $20.5 billion, which beat Wall Street’s $19 billion estimates and was above the $16 billion in sales Apple reported in the same period last year.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, is not an MP, barring him from any leadership contest.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

In Greater China, room revenue growth accelerated to 5.7% after returning to growth in the prior quarter, supported by strong demand over the Chinese New Year festive period and an improvement in business travel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Today she wore flame-red hair and freckled skin as if she'd escaped a farm somewhere in the Empire of Greater Scots Ireland.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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