Greenwood

See also: greenwood and green-wood

English

Etymology

The village in Nova Scotia was named for the heavily forested location of the settlement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹin.wʊd/
• Hyphenation: Green‧wood
• Rhymes: -ʊd

Proper noun

Greenwood

1. A surname.
2. A city in British Columbia, Canada.
3. A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Arkansas, and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County.
   2. A town in Delaware.
   3. A town in Florida.
   4. A village in Illinois.
   5. A city in Indiana.
   6. A town in Louisiana.
   7. A town in Maine.
   8. A city in Minnesota.
   9. A city, the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi.
   10. A city in Missouri.
   11. A village in Nebraska.
   12. A town in New York.
   13. A neighbourhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nickname: Black Wall Street.
   14. A city, the county seat of Greenwood County, South Carolina.
   15. A city in Clark County, Wisconsin.
   16. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
   17. A town and unincorporated community in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
5. A suburb of Bicester, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5723).

Derived terms

• Greenwood County

Anagrams

• Wood Green