Greensboro

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Greensboro

/ˈɡriːnzbʌroʊ/

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From Green(e) + -s- + -boro.

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Hale County, Alabama; named for Nathanael Greene.
A town in Gadsden County, Florida; named for founder J. W. Green.
A city, the county seat of Greene County, Georgia; named for Nathanael Greene.
A township and town therein, in Henry County, Indiana; named for the city in North Carolina.
A town in Caroline County, Maryland; named for Nathanael Greene.
A city, the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina; named for American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene.
A borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania; named for Nathanael Greene.
A town and census-designated place therein, in Orleans County, Vermont; named for landowner Timothy Green.

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Closest in meaning: winston, high, greer, goldsboro, greene county, greensville, durham, guilford county, orangeville, greenville, george, green, griswold, greensville county, guilford, white

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"Greensboro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/greensboro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Greensboro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/greensboro

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"Greensboro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/greensboro.

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@misc{greensboro_2026,
  title = {Greensboro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/greensboro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}