greenwood
1 Americannoun
noun
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a city in W South Carolina.
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a city in NW Mississippi.
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a town in central Indiana.
noun
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 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
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In so doing he gained his soul, a kingdom in the greenwood, and anonymity.
From Time Magazine Archive
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“Under the greenwood tree,” sang Maid Marian, “Who loves to lie with me, And tune his merry note Unto the sweet bird’s throat.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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The e-commerce company said it would spend more than $100 million on a new robotics-manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Ind., which is set to open by 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Greenwood also points to how Scotland is changing how it promotes itself.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
That’s according to the “U.S. froth forecasts” created by State Street Markets in consultation with Greenwood.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Alex Greenwood said Binface's policies were not "not actually that far-fetched"
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Pleasure doing business with you, Hiram. You going to be in Greenwood long?”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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