Green
English edit
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Etymology edit
A topographic name for someone who either lived near a village green, or was just fond of the colour.
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Proper noun edit
Green (countable and uncountable, plural Greens)
- A common English surname from Middle English.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A minor city in Clay County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky.
- A city in Summit County, Ohio, formerly a township.
- A census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Green Township.
- (Oxford University, informal, historical) Ellipsis of Green College, Oxford..
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Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Green is the 41st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 430,182 individuals. Green is most common among White (56.8%) and Black (37.0%) individuals.
Adjective edit
Green (not comparable)
- (politics) Of, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green party.
Noun edit
Green (plural Greens)
- (politics) A member of a Green Party or green party.
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Noun edit
Green n (strong, genitive Greens, plural Greens)
- (golf) green, putting green
- Synonym: Grün
Declension edit
Declension of Green [neuter, strong]