Greenwich.
A place in England:
Meaning & usage
A place in England: A town on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east Greater London, England, through which the prime meridian passes (OS grid ref TQ3877).
A place in England: A royal borough in Greater London, which includes the town.
A place in England: A southern suburb of Ipswich, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1742).
A place in England: A hamlet in Fonthill Gifford parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9232).
A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A former town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, now largely submerged.
A number of places in the United States: A township and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States: A township and census-designated place therein, in Warren County, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of New York City, New York, properly Greenwich Village.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Washington County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Washington County, New York, mostly within the town.
A number of places in the United States: A village and township in Huron County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Piute County, Utah.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia.
A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A community in Nova Scotia.
A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
The Greenwich meridian; the prime meridian.
Are we east or west of Greenwich?
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Greenwich, from Old English Grēnawīċ, Grēnewīċ (literally “green harbour, green settlement”). Equivalent to green + -wich. The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Greenwich near London, after Greenwich Village, or after Greenwich Street in Hampstead, New York.
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