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Greeley

  • /ˈɡɹiːli/

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Nickname for someone with a pock-marked face, from Old French greslé (“pitted, scarred”).

proper noun Greeleys · Grealey

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Old French.
  2. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Weld County, Colorado, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable A small city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A small city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky, United States.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Reynolds County, Missouri, United States.
  8. countable, uncountable A village, the county seat of Greeley County, Nebraska, United States. Its full name is Greeley Center.
  9. countable, uncountable A town in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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"Greeley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/greeley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{greeley_2026,
  title = {Greeley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/greeley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}