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greenfield
[ green-feeld ]
/ ËgrinËfild /
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noun
an undeveloped or agricultural tract of land that is a potential site for industrial or urban development.
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Greenfield
[ green-feeld ]
/ ËgrinËfild /
noun
a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
a city in NW Massachusetts.
a town in central Indiana.
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British Dictionary definitions for greenfield
greenfield
/ (ËÉĄriËnËfiËld) /
noun
(modifier) denoting or located in a rural area which has not previously been built onnew factories were erected on greenfield sites
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Scientific definitions for greenfield
greenfield
[ grÄnâČfÄld ]
A piece of usually semirural property that is undeveloped except for agricultural use, especially one considered as a site for expanding urban development. Compare brownfield.
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