"Greater Manchester" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun|head=Greater Manchester}} Greater Manchester
  1. A metropolitan county in northwest England comprising the cities of Manchester and Salford, and the metropolitan boroughs of Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan. Greater Manchester borders Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire, West Yorkshire and Derbyshire Wikipedia link: Greater Manchester Categories (place): Counties of England, Greater Manchester, England, Places in England Translations (county in northwest England): 大曼徹斯特 (Chinese Mandarin), 大曼彻斯特 (Dà Mànchèsītè) (Chinese Mandarin), Grand Manchester [masculine] (French), დიდი მანჩესტერი (didi mančesṭeri) (Georgian), большой Манчестер (bolʹšoj Mančester) [masculine] (Russian), Gran Manchester [masculine] (Spanish)

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