Greensboro

English

Etymology

Green(e) +‎ -s- +‎ -boro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡriːnzbʌroʊ/

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Proper noun

Greensboro

1. A locale in the United States.
   1. A city, the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina; named for American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene.
   2. A city, the county seat of Greene County, Georgia; named for Nathanael Greene.
   3. A city, the county seat of Hale County, Alabama; named for Nathanael Greene.
   4. A town in Maryland; named for Nathanael Greene.
   5. A town in Vermont; named for landowner Timothy Green.
   6. A town in Florida; named for founder J. W. Green.
   7. A borough of Pennsylvania; named for Nathanael Greene.
   8. A town in Indiana; named for the city in North Carolina.