Greenwich

[ grin-ij, -ich, gren- gren-ich, grin-, green-wich ]

noun

1. a borough in SE London, England: located on the prime meridian from which geographic longitude is measured; formerly the site of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
2. a town in SW Connecticut.
3. Informal. Greenwich Time.

Greenwich

/ ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ; -ɪtʃ; ˈɡrɛn- /

noun

1. a Greater London borough on the Thames: site of a Royal Naval College (now used as the National Maritime Museum), including Inigo Jones’ Queen’s House (1617), and of the original Royal Observatory designed by Christopher Wren (1675), accepted internationally as the prime meridian of longitude since 1884, and the basis of Greenwich Mean Time; also site of the Millennium Dome. Pop: 223 700 (2003 est). Area: 46 sq km (18 sq miles)

Greenwich

1. Part of metropolitan London , in southeastern England .

Notes

The prime meridian , which is the meridian designated zero degrees longitude , runs through Greenwich; Greenwich Mean Time is the mean (usual) time in Greenwich. All other time is measured in relation to it.

Example Sentences

Charlton House in Greenwich, south-east London, was built in 1612 and repaired following damage caused in the Blitz, but a leaky roof is affecting its historic interior so it has been added to the register.

From BBC

Mrs. Kennedy was born in Chicago in 1928 to a wealthy Catholic family and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut.

From Salon

Growing up, she mainly lived on a large estate in Greenwich, Conn.

From Los Angeles Times

While living in New York, Lee joined a glaze-mixing class at Greenwich House Pottery, which sparked her interest in creating her own.

From Los Angeles Times

Daniel Dubois was the heavyweight champion lacking a crowning moment, but on Saturday the young pretender from Greenwich legitimised his reign.

From BBC