Springfield — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A suburb in Campbell Park parish, City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8638).

2. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A civil parish and suburb in Chelmsford borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7208).

3. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5706).

4. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A southern suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0981).

5. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Rowley Regis, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9688).

6. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9299).

7. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village next to Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY3268).

8. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3411).

9. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A small settlement in the Black Isle, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6663).

10. A number of places in the United Kingdom: A suburb of Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1895).

11. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas.

12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California.

13. A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Baca County, Colorado; named after the city in Missouri.

14. A number of places in the United States: A city in Bay County, Florida.

15. A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida.

16. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Effingham County, Georgia.

17. A number of places in the United States: The capital city of Illinois, United States and the county seat of Sangamon County; named after the city in Massachusetts.

18. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana.

19. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana.

20. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Washington County, Kentucky; named for nearby springs.

21. A number of places in the United States: A town in Livingston Parish, Louisiana; named for nearby springs.

22. A number of places in the United States: A town in Penobscot County, Maine.

23. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts; named after the parish in Essex.

24. A number of places in the United States: A city in Calhoun County, Michigan.

25. A number of places in the United States: A township in Oakland County, Michigan.

26. A number of places in the United States: A city in Brown County, Minnesota; named either after the city in Massachusetts or for nearby springs.

27. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Greene County, Missouri; named after the city in Massachusetts.

    Examples

    Eric Orwoll, co-founder of Return to the Land (RTTL), told Ozarks First a group of people are considering developing an RTTL community near Springfield.

28. A number of places in the United States: A city in Sarpy County, Nebraska; named for nearby springs.

29. A number of places in the United States: A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

30. A number of places in the United States: A township in Burlington County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.

31. A number of places in the United States: A township and census-designated place therein, in Union County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.

32. A number of places in the United States: A town in Otsego County, New York.

33. A number of places in the United States: A city in North Dakota; named for nearby springs.

34. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Clark County, Ohio; named after the city in Massachusetts.

    Examples

    The paper said the unsubstantiated claim seems to have started with a post in a Springfield Facebook group that was widely shared across social media.

35. A number of places in the United States: A city in Lane County, Oregon; named for nearby springs.

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    The cities of Eugene and Springfield announced Friday evening that they would discontinue the use of AI-powered license plate cameras connected to the company called Flock Safety.

36. A number of places in the United States: A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.

37. A number of places in the United States: A city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.

38. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Tennessee.

39. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jim Wells County, Texas.

40. A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Windsor County, Vermont.

41. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.

42. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.

43. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Page County, Virginia.

44. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

45. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Hampshire County, West Virginia; named for the Battle of Springfield (1780), which took place in the township of Union County, New Jersey.

46. A number of places in the United States: A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.

47. A number of places in the United States: A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.

48. A number of places in the United States: A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.

49. A number of places in the United States: A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.

50. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Lyons, Walworth County, Wisconsin.

51. A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Springfield Township.

52. A village in the United States Virgin Islands.

53. Places in Canada: A parish of Kings County, New Brunswick; named after either the township in Burlington County, New Jersey, or the city in Massachusetts.

54. Places in Canada: A rural municipality in south-east Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Springfield.

55. Places in Canada: A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.

56. A number of places in Australia: A town in Snowy Monaro council area, New South Wales.

57. A number of places in Australia: A suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales.

58. A number of places in Australia: A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland.

59. A number of places in Australia: A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

60. A number of places in Australia: A locality in Dorset council area and the City of Launceston, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.

61. A number of places in Australia: A locality in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria.

62. A number of places in Australia: A town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria.

63. A Mennonite village in Belize.

64. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.

65. A village in Canterbury, New Zealand.

66. A habitational surname from Old English.

67. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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