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Greenway

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A place name:; A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Francis Greenway. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A place name:; A community in the Rural Municipality of Argyle, south-central Manitoba, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place name:; A community in North Middlesex, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place name:; An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place name:; In the United States:; A minor city in Clay County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A place name:; In the United States:; A township in Itasca County, Minnesota, named after John Campbell Greenway. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A place name:; In the United States:; An unincorporated community in McPherson County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A place name:; In the United States:; A neighbourhood in south-east Washington, D.C.. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A place name:; In the United Kingdom:; A hamlet in Dymock parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7033). countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A place name:; In the United Kingdom:; A suburban area in Bishops Lydeard parish, Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district and Taunton Deane district before that (OS grid ref ST1629). countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A place name:; In the United Kingdom:; A hamlet in Rock parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7470). countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A place name:; In the United Kingdom:; A hamlet in Puncheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0630). countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A place name:; In the United Kingdom:; A hamlet in St Nicholas and Bonvilston community, Vale of Glamorgan borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0574). countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A corridor of undeveloped or parkland, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily nonmotorized use, such as bicycle paths.

    "By their nature, railways tend to avoid steep gradients, with the result that these greenways are mostly on level, traffic-free paths, ideal for cycling."

  2. 2
    a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city wordnet

Etymology

From green + way.

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