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greenway

name · noun · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: G R IY1 N W EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A place name:

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Francis Greenway.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 3

A place name:

A community in the Rural Municipality of Argyle, south-central Manitoba, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 4

A place name:

A community in North Middlesex, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 5

A place name:

An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 6

A place name:

In the United States:

A minor city in Clay County, Arkansas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 7

A place name:

In the United States:

A township in Itasca County, Minnesota, named after John Campbell Greenway.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 8

A place name:

In the United States:

An unincorporated community in McPherson County, South Dakota.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 9

A place name:

In the United States:

A neighbourhood in south-east Washington, D.C..

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 10

A place name:

In the United Kingdom:

A hamlet in Dymock parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7033).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 11

A place name:

In the United Kingdom:

A suburban area in Bishops Lydeard parish, Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district and Taunton Deane district before that (OS grid ref ST1629).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 12

A place name:

In the United Kingdom:

A hamlet in Rock parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7470).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 13

A place name:

In the United Kingdom:

A hamlet in Puncheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0630).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 14

A place name:

In the United Kingdom:

A hamlet in St Nicholas and Bonvilston community, Vale of Glamorgan borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0574).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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15

noun

Meaning 15

A corridor of undeveloped or parkland, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily nonmotorized use, such as bicycle paths.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: green belt

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 16

a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: greenbelt

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: belt

History

Etymology

From green + way.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: viheryhteys — corridor of land for recreational use
  • Finnish: viherkäytävä — corridor of land for recreational use
  • Finnish: viherväylä — corridor of land for recreational use
  • French: voie verte — corridor of land for recreational use
  • French: coulée verte — corridor of land for recreational use
  • German: Grünzug — corridor of land for recreational use
  • German: grüne Route — corridor of land for recreational use
  • Italian: strada verde — corridor of land for recreational use
  • Italian: greenway — corridor of land for recreational use
  • Polish: park — corridor of land for recreational use
  • Portuguese: ecovia — corridor of land for recreational use
  • Portuguese: ecopista — corridor of land for recreational use
  • Spanish: vía verde — corridor of land for recreational use
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