greater


Definition: Meaning of, greater in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈgreɪtə /

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  1. larger in size; wider in scope or importance
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greater used in phrases

  • Greater Antilles (noun)
    1. a group of islands in the western West Indies
  • Greater London
    1. London and the area surrounding it, which used to be a local government area
  • Greater London Authority, the
    1. a group of people who are elected to govern the city of LONDON . It consists of the MAYOR of LONDON and the 25 members of the LONDON Assembly . The Authority is responsible for TRANSPORT, planning, economic development, environment, the police, the EMERGENCY services, CULTURE, and health.
  • Greater Manchester
    1. a former COUNTY in northwest England, that included the whole of Manchester and parts of other counties
  • Greater New Orleans Bridge (noun)
    1. twin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans
  • Greater New York (noun)
    1. the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural centre
  • Greater Sunda Islands (noun)
    1. a chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java and Sumatra
  • Greater Swiss Mountain dog (noun)
    1. the largest of the four Swiss breeds
  • greater burdock (noun)
    1. except extreme N burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use
  • greater butterfly orchid (noun)
    1. south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
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