greater

greater — adj. 1) comp. of great 1. 2) большой (в геогр. названиях, напр.:Greater London, Greater New York) …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

greater — 1> compar от great 2> больший Ex: for the greater part большей частью 3> большой (в географических, астрономических названиячх) Ex: G. New York большой Нью Йорк …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Greater — may refer to: *Greatness, the state of being great *Greater than, in inequality …   Wikipedia

greater — index best, superior (excellent), superior (higher) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

Greater — /gray teuhr/, adj. designating a city or country and its adjacent area: Greater New York; Greater Los Angeles. [1570 80; GREAT + ER4] * * * (as used in expressions) Greater London Antilles Greater and Lesser Greater Manchester * * * …   Universalium

Greater — Great Great (gr[=a]t), a. [Compar. {Greater}; superl. {Greatest}.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre[ a]t; akin to OS. & LG. gr[=o]t, D. groot, OHG. gr[=o]z, G. gross. Cf. {Groat} the coin.] 1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

greater — adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: comparative of great Date: 1882 consisting of a central city together with adjacent areas that are naturally or administratively connected with it < Greater London > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

greater — adjective /ˈɡreɪtə(r)/ Used in referring to a region or place together with the surrounding area; (of a city) metropolitan. ... statistics revealing that while greater Tokyo has a total area that represents only 3.6 percent of the total land… …   Wiktionary

Greater — Дипломатический термин: большой (в географических, астрономических названиях и т.п.) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

greater — Дипломатический термин: большой (в географических, астрономических названиях и т.п.) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь