Springfield

name, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A suburb in Campbell Park parish, City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8638).
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A civil parish and suburb in Chelmsford borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7208).
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A suburb of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5706).
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A southern suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0981).
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A suburb of Rowley Regis, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9688).
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9299).
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A village next to Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY3268).
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3411).
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A small settlement in the Black Isle, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6663).
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A suburb of Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1895).
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Baca County, Colorado; named after the city in Missouri.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Bay County, Florida.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Effingham County, Georgia.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; The capital city of Illinois, United States and the county seat of Sangamon County; named after the city in Massachusetts.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Washington County, Kentucky; named for nearby springs.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Livingston Parish, Louisiana; named for nearby springs.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts; named after the parish in Essex.
  19. 24
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Calhoun County, Michigan.
  20. 25
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Oakland County, Michigan.
  21. 26
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Brown County, Minnesota; named either after the city in Massachusetts or for nearby springs.
  22. 27
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Greene County, Missouri; named after the city in Massachusetts.
  23. 28
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Sarpy County, Nebraska; named for nearby springs.
  24. 29
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
  25. 30
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Burlington County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.
  26. 31
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and census-designated place therein, in Union County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.
  27. 32
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Otsego County, New York.
  28. 33
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in North Dakota; named for nearby springs.
  29. 34
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Clark County, Ohio; named after the city in Massachusetts.

    "The paper said the unsubstantiated claim seems to have started with a post in a Springfield Facebook group that was widely shared across social media."

  30. 35
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Lane County, Oregon; named for nearby springs.
  31. 36
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
  32. 37
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.
  33. 38
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Tennessee.
  34. 39
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jim Wells County, Texas.
  35. 40
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Windsor County, Vermont.
  36. 41
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.
  37. 42
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Page County, Virginia.
  39. 44
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
  40. 45
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Hampshire County, West Virginia; named for the Battle of Springfield (1780), which took place in the township of Union County, New Jersey.
  41. 46
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
  42. 47
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
  43. 48
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
  44. 49
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
  45. 50
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Lyons, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
  46. 51
    A number of places in the United States:; A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Springfield Township.
  47. 52
    A village in the United States Virgin Islands.
  48. 53
    Places in Canada:; A parish of Kings County, New Brunswick; named after either the township in Burlington County, New Jersey, or the city in Massachusetts.
  49. 54
    Places in Canada:; A rural municipality in south-east Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Springfield.
  50. 55
    Places in Canada:; A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
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    A number of places in Australia:; A town in Snowy Monaro council area, New South Wales.
  52. 57
    A number of places in Australia:; A suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales.
  53. 58
    A number of places in Australia:; A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland.
  54. 59
    A number of places in Australia:; A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  55. 60
    A number of places in Australia:; A locality in Dorset council area and the City of Launceston, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
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    A number of places in Australia:; A locality in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria.
  57. 62
    A number of places in Australia:; A town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria.
  58. 63
    A Mennonite village in Belize.
  59. 64
    A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  60. 65
    A village in Canterbury, New Zealand.
  61. 66
    A habitational surname from Old English.
  62. 67
    The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. colloquial

Etymology

From spring + field.

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