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Greeley

/ˈɡɹiːli/

Greeley proper noun: a surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Greeley (countable and uncountable, plural Greeleys)

  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. A city, the county seat of Weld County, Colorado, United States.
  3. A small city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States.
  4. A small city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Reynolds County, Missouri, United States.
  8. A village, the county seat of Greeley County, Nebraska, United States. Its full name is Greeley Center.
  9. A town in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Forms of Greeley

pluralGreeleys
alternative formGrealey

Origin of Greeley

Nickname for someone with a pock-marked face, from Old French greslé (“pitted, scarred”).

Words formed from Greeley

Phrases with Greeley

Questions about Greeley

What does Greeley mean?
Greeley means a surname from Old French.
What part of speech is Greeley?
Greeley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Greeley?
Greeley is pronounced /ˈɡɹiːli/.

Words near Greeley in the dictionary

  1. greeks
  2. greeks it
  3. Greektown
  4. Greektowns
  5. Greeky
  6. Greeley
  7. Greeley Center
  8. Greeley County
  9. Greeley Hill
  10. Greeleys
  11. Greeleytown

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