GREATER


Meaning of GREATER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ greɪtə(r) ]

1.

Greater is the comparative of great .

2.

Greater is used with the name of a large city to refer to the city together with the surrounding urban and suburban area.

...Greater London.

ADJ : ADJ n

3.

Greater is used with the name of a country to refer to a larger area which includes that country and other land which used to belong to it, or which some people believe should belong to it.

...greater Syria.

ADJ : ADJ n

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