Greater

American

[grey-ter] / ˈgreɪ tər /

adjective

designating a city or country and its adjacent area.

Greater New York; Greater Los Angeles.

Greater British

/ ˈɡreɪtə /

adjective

(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

Vocabulary lists containing greater

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There is another in nearby Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, as well as a high-profile one in Makerfield, Greater Manchester.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Greater liquidity, lower fees and more flexibility for traders give perpetual futures a leg up over other leveraged products popular with day traders, like leveraged ETFs, said David Nadig, president of ETF.com.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Two neighborhoods treated by the Greater Los Angeles Vector Control District saw a more than 80% reduction in the female Aedes aegypti population in 2024 and 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Regional climate centres are predicting "below-normal" rainfall during the critical June-September rainy season in the northern Greater Horn of Africa; below-average monsoon rainfall in south Asia; and drier and warmer summer conditions in central America.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“I thought no humans came into the Greater Jungle.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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