Springfield

American  

[spring-feeld] / ˈsprɪŋˌfild /

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.

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Springfield British  

/ 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)

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Springfield

In the 1990s, she started working in Springfield at public schools, in physical education.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

If Daniels seems furious about what has been happening to her neighbors here in Springfield, well, that is true of some of them.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

All across Springfield, one of the largest Haitian populations in America, between 12,000 and 20,000 people, there were few signs of them.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Fleurijean had initially come to Springfield enticed by a recruitment bonus from Amazon.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Mary Lincoln has had Willie’s casket removed from the cemetery, and now father and son will take the long train ride home to their final resting place in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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