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greenfield

1

[ green-feeld ]

noun

  1. an undeveloped or agricultural tract of land that is a potential site for industrial or urban development.


Greenfield

2

[ green-feeld ]

noun

  1. a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
  2. a city in NW Massachusetts.
  3. a town in central Indiana.

greenfield

/ ˈɡːˌھː /

noun

  1. modifier denoting or located in a rural area which has not previously been built on

    new factories were erected on greenfield sites

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

greenfield

/ ŧŧ /

  1. A piece of usually semirural property that is undeveloped except for agricultural use, especially one considered as a site for expanding urban development.
  2. Compare brownfield
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of greenfield1

First recorded in 1940–45 as an adjective; current sense dates from 2000–05; green ( def ) + field ( def )
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Her marriage to “New Girl” and “The Neighborhood” actor Max Greenfield in 2008 and the births of their daughter Lilly and son Ozzie attracted media attention, but that’s relatively rare for the duo.

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Both Greenfield and Sanchez have managed to stay largely out of the spotlight.

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Greenfield wrote the introduction and the book is dedicated to him.

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Like a prime-time rom-com, their meeting in a bar and the subsequent on-again, off-again romance is lovingly detailed early in the memoir, including their breakup, reunion, Greenfield’s rehab stint for addiction — a game changer for both — and eventual marriage.

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This seismic event took place at her home, while Greenfield pottered about in the kitchen.

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