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greenwich
/ˈɡɹinwɪt͡ʃ/
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What does greenwich mean?
proper noun
- A town on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east Greater London, England, through which the prime meridian passes (OS grid ref TQ3877).
- A royal borough in Greater London, which includes the town.
- A southern suburb of Ipswich, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1742).
More meanings (19)
proper noun
- A hamlet in Fonthill Gifford parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9232).
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- An unincorporated community in Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois.
- A census-designated place in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
- A former town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, now largely submerged.
- A township and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.
- A township in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
- A township and census-designated place therein, in Warren County, New Jersey.
- A neighborhood of New York City, New York, properly Greenwich Village.
- A town in Washington County, New York.
- A village in Washington County, New York, mostly within the town.
- A village and township in Huron County, Ohio.
- A township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Piute County, Utah.
- An unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia.
- A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A community in Nova Scotia.
- A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
- The Greenwich meridian; the prime meridian.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɡɹinwɪt͡ʃ/
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I had pulled down as far as Greenwich with the ebb tide, and had turned with the tide.
The actual Greenwich time of the occurrence is calculated, and the error of the chronometer is thus determined.
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He was, however, prevented from undertaking this enterprise by a message which he received from the Court, then stationed at Greenwich.
This famous timepiece, always regulated on the Greenwich meridian, which was now some seventy-seven degrees westward, was at least four hours slow.
"We shouldn't be much wiser if your next appearance was on the end of a grapnel, somewhere down Greenwich Reach, with half your fingers missing."