English Explanatory Dictionary

Greensboro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A locale in the United States:
  2. A city, the county seat of Hale County, Alabama; named for Nathanael Greene.
  3. A town in Gadsden County, Florida; named for founder J. W. Green.
  4. A city, the county seat of Greene County, Georgia; named for Nathanael Greene.
  5. A township and town therein, in Henry County, Indiana; named for the city in North Carolina.
  6. A town in Caroline County, Maryland; named for Nathanael Greene.
  7. A city, the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina; named for American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene.
  8. A borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania; named for Nathanael Greene.
  9. A town and census-designated place therein, in Orleans County, Vermont; named for landowner Timothy Green.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡriːnzbʌroʊ/ En-us-Greensboro.ogg

Word forms

Greensboro

Etymology

From Green(e) + -s- + -boro.

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