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greenville

/ˈɡɹinvɪl/

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What does greenville mean?

proper noun

  1. A city, the county seat of Butler County, Alabama.
  2. A census-designated place in Plumas County, California.
  3. A ghost town in Yuba County, California.
More meanings (32)

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.
  2. A town in Madison County, Florida.
  3. A minor city, the county seat of Meriwether County, Georgia.
  4. A city, the county seat of Bond County, Illinois.
  5. A town in Floyd County, Indiana.
  6. An unincorporated community in Cass Township, Sullivan County, Indiana.
  7. An unincorporated community in Chester Township, Wells County, Indiana.
  8. A minor city in Clay County, Iowa.
  9. A city, the county seat of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
  10. A town and census-designated place therein, in Piscataquis County, Maine.
  11. A neighbourhood of the town of Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  12. A city in Montcalm County, Michigan named after founder John Green.
  13. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Mississippi.
  14. A minor city, the county seat of Wayne County, Missouri.
  15. A town and census-designated place therein, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
  16. A community in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.
  17. A town and hamlet in Greene County, New York.
  18. A town in Orange County, New York.
  19. A census-designated place in the town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York.
  20. A city, the county seat of Pitt County, North Carolina.
  21. A city, the county seat of Darke County, Ohio.
  22. A census-designated place in Love County, Oklahoma.
  23. A borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
  24. A township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
  25. A village and census-designated place in the town of Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island.
  26. A city, the county seat of Greenville County, South Carolina.
  27. A city, the county seat of Hunt County, Texas.
  28. An unincorporated community in Beaver County, Utah
  29. A census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia.
  30. A village and unincorporated community therein, in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
  31. A community in the Municipal District of Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  32. The capital of Sinoe County, Liberia, named after Judge James Green.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɡɹinvɪl/

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From Ensign Johnson Baker's account we have seen Lee at the Long bluff, since called Greenville, now Society-hill.
William Dobein JamesA Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a History of His BrigadeProject Gutenberg ebook #923
The natives of Cape Greenville are notoriously bad, and I was advised to give them the go-by.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
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Most of his hunting for bear was done in northern Mississippi, where one of his plantations was situated, near Greenville.
Theodore RooseveltHunting the Grisly and Other Sketches An Account of the Big Game of the United States and its Chase with Horse, Hound, and RifleProject Gutenberg ebook #3337
Among other varieties that do well in most sections are Brandywine, Greenville, Clyde, and Woolverton.
L. H. (Liberty Hyde) BaileyManual of Gardening (Second Edition) A Practical Guide to the Making of Home Grounds and the Growing of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables for Home UseProject Gutenberg ebook #9550
In few places were the women more abusive to those of Union proclivities than the female portion of the inhabitants of Greenville, Alabama.
William Wells BrownClotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's DaughterProject Gutenberg ebook #241