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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

In so doing he gained his soul, a kingdom in the greenwood, and anonymity.

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

Over the smoky greenwood coals, long sticks splayed out the two hogs.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Chris Greenwood, a senior researcher at Glasgow Caledonian University's Moffat Centre for Travel and Tourism Business Development, points to a "massive shift" in where high-net-worth UK families go on their summer holidays.

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

Steven Miller, 70, owns an independent commercial real-estate brokerage and lives in Greenwood Village, Colo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Greenwood said her family is having to make "some very tough decisions" in caring for her mother, Mavis, who is 90 and in local respite care.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

“My name was Greenwood when you saw me last,” Alice continued.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler