Greater

[ grey-ter ]
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adjective
  1. designating a city or country and its adjacent area: Greater New York; Greater Los Angeles.

Origin of Greater

1
First recorded in 1570–80; great + -er4

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British Dictionary definitions for Greater

Greater

/ (ˈɡreɪtə) /


adjective
  1. (of a city) considered with the inclusion of the outer suburbs: Greater London

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