Greater Manchesternoun
/ˌɡreɪ.tə ˈmæn.tʃes.tər//ˌɡreɪ.t̬ɚ ˈmæn.tʃes.tɚ/a metropolitan county (= a local government area that includes a large city area) in northwestern England:
He is from Eccles in Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester Police declined to disclose his name.
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- Greater Manchester generates 2700 tonnes of rubbish a day.
- Police in Cheshire and Greater Manchester have joined forces to investigate a series of attacks.
- The box project has united pupils in Greater Manchester in an exploration of contemporary art.
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