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greenwood

1 American  
[green-wood] / ˈgrinˌwʊd /

noun

  1. a woods or forest when green, as in summer.


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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

But things have changed: now the villagers as well as the rich get soaked by taxes, and Maid Marian's mink coats have caused comment in the greenwood.

From Time Magazine Archive

“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

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

Chris Greenwood, from the Moffat Centre for Travel and Tourism, says early data for this year is showing that flight searches to Scotland have been increasing, as well as international credit card spend.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

That’s according to the “U.S. froth forecasts” created by State Street Markets in consultation with Greenwood.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

This was the biggest thing ever to hit Greenwood, maybe ever to hit Mississippi.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe

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