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greensboro

/ˈɡɹinzbɚɹoʊ/

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proper noun

  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.
More meanings (5)

proper noun

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

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɡɹinzbɚɹoʊ/

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