Meaning of Greenfield | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A site, to be used for housing or commerce, whose previous use (if any) was agricultural.
   attributive, often
2. A surname.
   countable
3. A placename:
   countable, uncountable
4. A neighbourhood in south-west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, named after Herbert Greenfield.
   countable, uncountable
5. One of four communities in Nova Scotia, Canada.
   countable, uncountable
6. A place in the United Kingdom:
   countable, uncountable
7. A village in Flitton and Greenfield parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0534).
   countable, uncountable
8. A village in Saddleworth parish, Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9904).
   countable, uncountable
9. A hamlet in Watlington parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU7191).
   countable, uncountable
10. A village in Holywell community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1977).
    countable, uncountable
11. A suburban area north of Shettleston, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6464)
    countable, uncountable
12. A number of places in the United States:
    countable, uncountable
13. An unincorporated community in Poinsett County, Arkansas.
    countable, uncountable
14. A census-designated place in Kern County, California.
    countable, uncountable
15. A city in Monterey County, California.
    countable, uncountable
16. A city in Greene County, Illinois.
    countable, uncountable
17. A city, the county seat of Hancock County, Indiana.
    countable, uncountable
18. A small city, the county seat of Adair County, Iowa.
    countable, uncountable
19. A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Massachusetts.
    countable, uncountable
20. A city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
    countable, uncountable
21. An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
    countable, uncountable
22. A city, the county seat of Dade County, Missouri.
    countable, uncountable
23. A ghost town in Mississippi County, Missouri.
    countable, uncountable
24. A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
    countable, uncountable
25. A town in Saratoga County, New York.
    countable, uncountable
26. A village in Highland County and Ross County, Ohio.
    countable, uncountable
27. A town in Blaine County, Oklahoma.
    countable, uncountable
28. A neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    countable, uncountable
29. A city in Weakley County, Tennessee.
    countable, uncountable
30. An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
31. An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
32. A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
33. A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
34. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
35. A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
36. A number of townships, listed under Greenfield Township.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“greenfield development”

“In 2007 Mr Gilbert [Dan Gilbert] made the then remarkable decision to move Quicken Loans’ suburban headquarters downtown. Mr Gilbert says that the initial thinking was humdrum—the firm’s lease was expiring, the business was growing, and he didn’t want to build a new greenfield campus. But he also had a bigger idea in mind. “We needed to keep young people here [in Michigan] and make sure they weren’t going to places like Chicago,” he says. “We knew that young people did not want to work in suburbs.””

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