Definition of Greensboro

1. Noun. A city of north central North Carolina.

Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Nc, North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State

Lexicographical Neighbors of Greensboro

Greenland sharks
Greenland spar
Greenland whale
Greenland wolf spiders
Greenlander
Greenlanders
Greenlandic
Greenlandic Eskimo Pidgin
Greenlandish
Greenleaf
Greenough microscope
Greenpeace
Greenpeacer
Greenpeacers
Greens
Greensboro (current term)
Greenstone
Greenville
Greenwich
Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Time
Greenwich Time Signal
Greenwich Village
Greeny
Greeves
Greg
Greg Norman
Gregarina
Gregarinia
Gregarinida

Literary usage of Greensboro

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1921)
"ert Needham"; that after making the arrest the sheriff, by his deputy, brought the defendant in execution to Greensboro, aud upon his arrival took him to ..."

2. Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906 by George Hazzard (1906)
"Greensboro. Mustered in September 16, 1861. Appointed Corporal and Sergeant. Wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 23. 1864. Mustered out Septen.ber 21 ..."

3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1903)
"in the city of Greensboro; and when they reached Greensboro, the defendant as the agent of the Chicago company received them from the railroad at its depot, ..."

4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Greensboro is served by several lines of the Southern railway. It is situated in the Piedmont region of the state and has an excellent climate. ..."

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