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, -ɪtʃ, ˈɡrɛn- /

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.

Example Sentences

She is just about to complete her undergraduate degree at the University of Greenwich and has £50,000 worth of student debt.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

The Village People name was long assumed to be a reference to Greenwich Village in New York, which was the center of the city's gay scene in the 1970s.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Born in London to Ghanaian parents Larry and Dela, Semenyo and his brother Jai grew up in Greenwich with a ball almost permanently attached to their feet.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

He owns a five-bedroom house in a posh neighborhood within the very posh town of Greenwich, where residents who want to fit in keep their grass “as short as a military haircut.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Lady Seymour was struck by a fever whilst visiting up in Greenwich.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson