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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