Greenwood
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹin.wʊd/
rhymes: -iːnwʊd
Forms: form: Greenwoods
Etymology: * Probably from green + wood, an area covered with trees.
* The village in Nova Scotia was named for the heavily forested location of the settlement.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A placename
A place in Canada:
A part of Greenwood/Greenbriar, Calgary, Alberta.
glosses: A placename
A place in Canada:
A minor city in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia.
glosses: A placename
A place in Canada:
A village in Kings County, Nova Scotia.
glosses: A placename
A place in Canada:
A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
glosses: A placename
A place in Canada:
A hamlet in the city of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario.
glosses: A placename
A place in Canada:
A community in Laurentian Valley township, Renfrew County, Ontario.
glosses: A placename
A number of places in the United States:
A locality in Mohave County, Arizona.
glosses: A placename
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A city in Arkansas, and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County.
glosses: A placename
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An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.
glosses: A placename
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A town in Sussex County, Delaware.
glosses: A placename
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A town in Jackson County, Florida.
glosses: A placename
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An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia.
glosses: A placename
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A former community in Jerome County, Idaho.
glosses: A placename
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A village in McHenry County, Illinois.
glosses: A placename
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A city in Johnson County, Indiana.
glosses: A placename
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An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Wayne County, Indiana.
glosses: A placename
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An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana.
glosses: A placename
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A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
glosses: A placename
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A suburban town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
glosses: A placename
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A town in Oxford County, Maine.
glosses: A placename
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A neighbourhood of the town of Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
glosses: A placename
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An unincorporated community in Ely Township, Marquette County, Michigan.
glosses: A placename
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A minor city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
glosses: A placename
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A city, the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi.
glosses: A placename
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A city in Jackson County and Cass County, Missouri.
glosses: A placename
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A village in Cass County, Nebraska.
glosses: A placename
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A town in Steuben County, New York.
examples: text: “Even after this utter devastation, most people in the Greenwood community, most African Americans in Tulsa said to themselves and to their larger community, ‘we shall not be moved.’ And they rebounded and rebuilt and created an incarnation of Black Wall Street that would surpass its initial version.”
ref: 2021 May 20, Ashley Vaughan, “Remembering Black Wall Street: Ways to invest in Tulsa and champion Black businesses”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 May 2021:
glosses: A placename
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A neighbourhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nickname: Black Wall Street.
glosses: A placename
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A census-designated place in Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A placename
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An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A placename
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A city, the county seat of Greenwood County, South Carolina.
glosses: A placename
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An unincorporated community in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
glosses: A placename
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A ghost town in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
glosses: A placename
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A neighbourhood of Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee.
glosses: A placename
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An unincorporated community in Midland County, Texas.
glosses: A placename
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A small town in Parker County, or Wise County, Texas.
glosses: A placename
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An unincorporated community in Wise County, Texas.
glosses: A placename
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An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.
glosses: A placename
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A former community in Bath County, Virginia, now flooded.
glosses: A placename
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An unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington.
glosses: A placename
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A neighbourhood in north-central Seattle, Washington.
glosses: A placename
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A place in West Virginia:
An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
glosses: A placename
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A place in West Virginia:
An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
glosses: A placename
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A place in West Virginia:
A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.
glosses: A placename
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A place in West Virginia:
An unincorporated community in Morgan County, West Virginia.
glosses: A placename
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A place in Wisconsin:
A city in Clark County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A placename
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A place in Wisconsin:
A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A placename
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A place in Wisconsin:
A town and unincorporated community in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A placename
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A number of townships in the United States, listed under Greenwood Township.
glosses: A placename
A place in Australia:
A rural locality in Toowoomba Region, Queensland.
glosses: A placename
A place in Australia:
A suburb of Perth in the City of Joondalup, Western Australia.
glosses: A placename
Ellipsis of Greenwood County.
Derived terms: Greenwood County
Greenwood Township