Springfield

[spring-feeld]

noun

1. a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River.

2. a city in SW Missouri.

3. a city in and the capital of Illinois, in the central part.

4. a city in W Ohio.

5. a city in W Oregon.

6. a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.

7. a town in N Tennessee.

8. a town in SE Vermont.

Springfield

/ ˈsprɪŋˌfiːld /

noun

1. a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River: the site of the US arsenal and armoury (1794–1968), which developed the Springfield and Garand rifles. Pop: 152 157 (2003 est)

2. a city in SW Missouri. Pop: 150 867 (2003 est)

3. a city in central Illinois, capital of the state: the home and burial place of Abraham Lincoln. Pop: 113 586 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Hand dryer manufacturer Excel Dryer had a major goal when it rolled out a package of upgrades to its headquarters, just outside of Springfield, Mass.: Make the building a good place to work.

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The NBA has Springfield, Mass., and for the last 40 years, music has had Cleveland.

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“Like, not to get too nerdy about it, but there really is this harmonic language that’s only in Springfield.”

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By the time Mr. Fatsis arrived in Springfield, however, the revision of Webster’s Third was in peril.

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On a Saturday evening in 1838, a young Illinois state legislator ascended the pulpit of his hometown Baptist church to deliver a lecture before the Springfield Young Men’s Lyceum.

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