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Greensboro

/ˈɡriːnzbʌroʊ/

Greensboro proper noun: a city, the county seat of Hale County, Alabama; named for Nathanael Greene.

Proper noun

Greensboro

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

Origin of Greensboro

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

Questions about Greensboro

What does Greensboro mean?
Greensboro means a city, the county seat of Hale County, Alabama; named for Nathanael Greene.
What part of speech is Greensboro?
Greensboro is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Greensboro?
Greensboro is pronounced /ˈɡriːnzbʌroʊ/.

Words near Greensboro in the dictionary

  1. greens up
  2. greensand
  3. greensands
  4. greensauce
  5. greensauces
  6. Greensboro
  7. Greensborough
  8. Greensburg
  9. greenscamming
  10. greenscape
  11. greenscapes

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