Greensboro

American

[greenz-bur-oh, -buhr-oh] / ˈgrinzˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ /

noun

a city in N North Carolina.

Greensboro British

/ ˈɡriːnzbərə, -brə /

noun

a city in N central North Carolina. Pop: 229 110 (2003 est)

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During his time in Greensboro, North Carolina, Jackson met his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, led student protests and began his involvement with the civil rights movement.

From Salon

With his height and his oratorical flourishes, Jackson was a charismatic figure who led protests in Greensboro.

From Los Angeles Times

Anne Robinson, the owner of Scottish Gourmet in Greensboro, N.C., said on that call that she had changed a lot of the gift packaging for the cookies, candies, jams and other items she assembles.

From MarketWatch

The sit-ins to desegregate restaurants and cafeterias that were now taking place across the South had originated in Greensboro.

From Literature

The batteries that Toyota has begun making at the sprawling plant, located between the cities of Greensboro and Raleigh, are going into hybrids assembled in Kentucky and Alabama.

From The Wall Street Journal

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