The meaning of GREATER is consisting of a central city together with adjacent areas that are naturally or administratively connected with it. How to use greater in a sentence.

Of, relating to, or being a region considered to be the rightful homeland of a particular people, particularly when extending beyond the current boundaries of their country: Hitler's desire for a …

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 definition: designating a city or country and its adjacent area. See examples of Greater used in a sentence.

Greater meaning: 1. used before names of some cities to refer to both the city itself and the area around it: 2…. Learn more.

There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word greater, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

GREATER meaning: consisting of a central city and the surrounding areas that are connected with it always used before the name of a place