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greenwich

/ˈɡɹinwɪt͡ʃ/

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What does greenwich mean?

proper noun

  1. 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).
  2. A royal borough in Greater London, which includes the town.
  3. A southern suburb of Ipswich, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1742).
More meanings (19)

proper noun

  1. A hamlet in Fonthill Gifford parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9232).
  2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  3. An unincorporated community in Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois.
  4. A census-designated place in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
  5. A former town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, now largely submerged.
  6. A township and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.
  7. A township in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
  8. A township and census-designated place therein, in Warren County, New Jersey.
  9. A neighborhood of New York City, New York, properly Greenwich Village.
  10. A town in Washington County, New York.
  11. A village in Washington County, New York, mostly within the town.
  12. A village and township in Huron County, Ohio.
  13. A township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
  14. An unincorporated community in Piute County, Utah.
  15. An unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia.
  16. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  17. A community in Nova Scotia.
  18. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
  19. 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.
Charles DickensGreat ExpectationsProject Gutenberg ebook #1400
The actual Greenwich time of the occurrence is calculated, and the error of the chronometer is thus determined.
Ernest Henry, Sir ShackletonSouth: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917Project Gutenberg ebook #5199
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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.
Samuel SmilesMen of Invention and IndustryProject Gutenberg ebook #725
This famous timepiece, always regulated on the Greenwich meridian, which was now some seventy-seven degrees westward, was at least four hours slow.
Jules VerneAround the World in Eighty DaysTranslated by George M. (George Makepeace) TowleProject Gutenberg ebook #103
"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."
Sax RohmerThe Insidious Dr. Fu ManchuProject Gutenberg ebook #173