greater manchester

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Definition of greater manchester in English English dictionary

a former county in northwest England, that included the whole of Manchester and parts of other counties. Metropolitan county (pop., 2001: 2,482,352), northwestern England, one of the major conurbations of the country. It consists of the cities of Manchester and Salford and several metropolitan boroughs (including Stockport and Wigan). In 1986 the metropolitan county lost its administrative powers, and its constituent boroughs became autonomous administrative units

Hyphenation

Great·er Man·ches·ter

Turkish pronunciation

greytır mänçestır

Pronunciation

/ˈgrātər ˈmanˌʧestər/ /ˈɡreɪtɜr ˈmænˌʧɛstɜr/