Greensboro

English

Etymology

Green(e) + -s- + -boro

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡriːnzbʌroʊ/
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Proper noun

Greensboro

  1. A locale in the United States.
    1. A city, the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina; named for American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene.
    2. A city, the county seat of Greene County, Georgia; named for Nathanael Greene.
    3. A city, the county seat of Hale County, Alabama; named for Nathanael Greene.
    4. A town in Maryland; named for Nathanael Greene.
    5. A town in Vermont; named for landowner Timothy Green.
    6. A town in Florida; named for founder J. W. Green.
    7. A borough of Pennsylvania; named for Nathanael Greene.
    8. A town in Indiana; named for the city in North Carolina.
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