Greenwich

American  

[grin-ij, -ich, gren-, gren-ich, grin-, green-wich] / ˈgrɪn ɪdʒ, -ɪtʃ, ˈgrɛn-, ˈgrɛn ɪtʃ, ˈgrɪn-, ˈgrin wɪtʃ /

noun

1. a borough in SE London, England: located on the prime meridian from which geographic longitude is measured; formerly the site of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

2. a town in SW Connecticut.

3. Informal. Greenwich Time.

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Greenwich British  

/ ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ, ˈɡrɛn-, -ɪtʃ /

noun

1. a Greater London borough on the Thames: site of a Royal Naval College (now used as the National Maritime Museum), including Inigo Jones’ Queen’s House (1617), and of the original Royal Observatory designed by Christopher Wren (1675), accepted internationally as the prime meridian of longitude since 1884, and the basis of Greenwich Mean Time; also site of the Millennium Dome. Pop: 223 700 (2003 est). Area: 46 sq km (18 sq miles)

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Greenwich Cultural  

1. Part of metropolitan London, in southeastern England.

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The prime meridian, which is the meridian designated zero degrees longitude, runs through Greenwich; Greenwich Mean Time is the mean (usual) time in Greenwich. All other time is measured in relation to it.

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“A large bedroom and full bathroom complete this gorgeous Greenwich Village retreat,” the listing adds.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Beautifully situated between Union Square and Washington Square, this outstanding Greenwich Village location puts the best of Downtown living right outside your door,” the listing reads.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The equinox will occur at 01:06 BST on 23 September, according to Royal Museums Greenwich.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Katherine Leopold, a tutor at Greenwich Business School, echoes this.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

“At nine o’clock every night, Greenwich time,” said Wemmick, “the gun fires. There he is, you see! And when you hear him go, I think you’ll say he’s a Stinger.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens