Springfield

[ spring-feeld ]

noun

1. a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River.
2. a city in SW Missouri.
3. a city in and the capital of Illinois, in the central part.
4. a city in W Ohio.
5. a city in W Oregon.
6. a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
7. a town in N Tennessee.
8. a town in SE Vermont.

Springfield

/ ˈsprɪŋˌfiːld /

noun

1. a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River: the site of the US arsenal and armoury (1794–1968), which developed the Springfield and Garand rifles. Pop: 152 157 (2003 est)
2. a city in SW Missouri. Pop: 150 867 (2003 est)
3. a city in central Illinois, capital of the state: the home and burial place of Abraham Lincoln. Pop: 113 586 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

In 1998, Osher served on an expert panel after a shooting at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon.

From The Daily Beast

The Urban League of Springfield in Massachusetts received $5,000.

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They spent their “honeymoon” at the Globe Tavern in Springfield.

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Much of the Springfield goodwill between the two now seems like a thing of the past.

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Born in Detroit, she moved around as a kid, before settling in Springfield, Va., a suburb of Washington, D.C.

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Manufacture of the motorcycle upon a commercial scale forthwith commenced in the bicycle manufactory at Springfield, Mass.

From Project Gutenberg

He reached Springfield in safety and there joined a wagon train en route for Rolla, guarded by a detachment of fifty cavalry.

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Up around Springfield, seventy-five miles away, and Schofield's orders are to hold this position at all hazards.

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Three days later I got a report on the water from a chemist in Springfield; it was pure.

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Some miles out of Springfield the train stopped at a small station.

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