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Greater Sudbury

Greater Sudbury

1 5.5
A city in Ontario, Canada known for nickel mining and many lakes
  • proper noun
: Gran Sudbury
  • Greater Sudbury is often called the nickel capital of the world due to its vast mining industry.

Examples

  • Tourists visit Greater Sudbury to see Science North and explore its beautiful lakes.

  • The city council of Greater Sudbury approved a new environmental plan last year.

  • I visited Greater Sudbury last summer.

  • Have you ever been to Greater Sudbury?

  • Greater Sudbury is often called the nickel capital of the world due to its vast mining industry.

  • The city council of Greater Sudbury approved a new environmental plan last year.

  • Tourists visit Greater Sudbury to see Science North and explore its beautiful lakes.

Synonyms

Sudbury
vsGreater Sudbury
3 5.4

A city in Ontario, Canada known for nickel mining and many lakes

gives a more specific location and stresses a larger mining industry

Surface Forms

Greater Sudbury main

Morphology

greater + Sudbury

The name 'Greater Sudbury' is compositionally built from 'greater' (larger/more extensive) + the place name 'Sudbury', signalling a larger metropolitan or administrative area that includes Sudbury and its surroundings. This pattern (e.g. Greater London, Greater Toronto) is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the words would likely infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Greater Sudbury comes from the old town name Sudbury and the word Greater, showing it is the larger area formed when nearby towns joined. One popular idea says Sudbury may come from words meaning 'south' and 'fort', so you can picture a 'southern fort', and that link helps explain the city's name today.