greater

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adjective

designating a big city and the cities and towns surrounding it, esp. such an area included in the U.S. census: Greater Cleveland

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adjective
Of, relating to, or being a city considered together with its populous suburbs: the greater metropolitan area of Dallas; Greater Los Angeles.

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