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greater

adjective, great·er often capitalized \ˈgrā-tər\

Definition of GREATER

:  consisting of a central city together with adjacent areas that are naturally or administratively connected with it <Greater London>
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Origin of GREATER

comparative of great
First Known Use: 1882

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19 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. greater
  2. great
  3. greater celandine
  4. greater crested tern
  5. greater feria
  6. greater kudu
  7. greater one-horned rhinoceros
  8. greater scaup
  9. greater shearwater
  10. greater stitchwort
  11. greater wax moth
  12. greater yellowlegs
  13. Greater Antilles
  14. Greater London
  15. Greater Manchester
  16. Greater Sunda Islands
  17. Greater Walachia
  18. Attwater's prairie chicken
  19. Muntenia
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