greenwich
noun
Simple meaning
A royal borough in Greater London, which includes the town.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
grehnichSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡɹɛnɪtʃ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A royal borough in Greater London, which includes the town.
A number of places in the United States
A neighborhood of New York City, New York, properly Greenwich Village.
A southern suburb of Ipswich, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1742).
A community in Nova Scotia.
A place in England
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This meaning: A royal borough in Greater London, which includes the town.
Used this way, greenwich is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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