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  greenwood

  noun

  a woods or forest when green, as in summer.
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  Greenwood

  noun

  a city in W South Carolina.

greenwood

¹ American  

[green-wood] / ˈgrinˌwʊd /

noun

1. a woods or forest when green, as in summer.

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Greenwood ² American  

[green-wood] / ˈgrinˌwʊd /

noun

1. a city in W South Carolina.

2. a city in NW Mississippi.

3. a town in central Indiana.

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greenwood British  

/ ˈɡriːnˌwʊd /

noun

1. a forest or wood when the leaves are green: the traditional setting of stories about English outlaws, esp Robin Hood

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Etymology

Origin of greenwood

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at green, wood ¹

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Hanauer texted Constantine: “What the hell? There was an army of armed soldiers in my neighborhood and a thousand police cars. On greenwood and 150th. Is this your doing? What is going on?”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2014

What was left were greenwood memories: a sense that in the endurance of a great oak was still embedded the longevity of our British culture.

From BBC ● May 7, 2010

But still it may be close enough to catch a phantom glimpse of the greenwood.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the faction which turned out to be his unswerving support were the furtive, secret folk who had been driven to the greenwood by oppression.

From Time Magazine Archive

To these young people, a sight of Arthur as he bunted in the greenwood was like seeing the idea of Royalty.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

“Mr. Gideon walks around downtown Greenwood every single day,” Palmer said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

The revised lineup included Lee Greenwood, whose "God Bless the USA" has long been a staple of Trump rallies, opera singer Christopher Macchio and military bands.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

That’s the conclusion of “U.S. Froth Forecasts,” created by State Street Markets in consultation with Harvard’s Robin Greenwood.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

In Tulsa, the Greenwood District was once known as “Black Wall Street.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

I knew I’d hate it, and I hated my dad for all his plans to rip me out of Greenwood and ruin my life.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe