Greensboro

/ˈɡriːnzbʌroʊ/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Hale County, Alabama; named for Nathanael Greene.
  2. 2
    A locale in the United States:; A town in Gadsden County, Florida; named for founder J. W. Green.
  3. 3
    A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Greene County, Georgia; named for Nathanael Greene.
  4. 4
    A locale in the United States:; A township and town therein, in Henry County, Indiana; named for the city in North Carolina.
  5. 5
    A locale in the United States:; A town in Caroline County, Maryland; named for Nathanael Greene.
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  1. 6
    A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina; named for American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene.
  2. 7
    A locale in the United States:; A borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania; named for Nathanael Greene.
  3. 8
    A locale in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Orleans County, Vermont; named for landowner Timothy Green.

Etymology

From Green(e) + -s- + -boro.

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