Greater <a href='http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=34319&ph=on' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=34319&ph=on</a><br/>adjective [before noun]<br/>used before names of some cities to refer to both the city itself and the area around it:<br/>Greater Manchester<br/><br/>I could understand neither the meaning nor the example - "Greater Manchester".<br/><br/>Could you explain me the meaning of "Greater Manchester"?