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

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In the 2010s Foote, the former Vanguard call-center rep, worked at the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The housing market, particularly in the populous Greater Toronto Area, has been weak this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Burnham is seeking a return to Westminster by contesting the by-election in the Greater Manchester constituency.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Greater precision can open the door to more powerful quantum devices and new ways of studying some of the universe's biggest mysteries.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

They say ‘For the Greater Good’ was even carved over the entrance to Nurmengard.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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