English surname, a topographic name for someone who either lived near a village green, or was just fond of the colour. This name is also translated from other surnames, such as German Grün and Gruen, Dutch Groen, Irish Ó hUainí (from uaine, see Honan), etc. The Irish surname was also erroneously translated from Ó Fathaidh, Ó Fathaigh, from faithche (“lawn”).
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(not-comparable) Of, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green party.
English surname, a topographic name for someone who either lived near a village green, or was just fond of the colour. This name is also translated from other surnames, such as German Grün and Gruen, Dutch Groen, Irish Ó hUainí (from uaine, see Honan), etc. The Irish surname was also erroneously translated from Ó Fathaidh, Ó Fathaigh, from faithche (“lawn”).
English surname, a topographic name for someone who either lived near a village green, or was just fond of the colour. This name is also translated from other surnames, such as German Grün and Gruen, Dutch Groen, Irish Ó hUainí (from uaine, see Honan), etc. The Irish surname was also erroneously translated from Ó Fathaidh, Ó Fathaigh, from faithche (“lawn”).
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(countable, uncountable) A common English surname from Middle English.
When mathematicians face a question they cannot answer, they sometimes devise a less stringent question, in the hope that solving it will provide insights. This is the path that Tao took in 2004, in collaboration with Ben Green of Oxford. 2015 July 24, Gareth Cook, “The Singular Mind of Terry Tao”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2020:
(countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Clay County, Kansas.
(countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky.
(countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Summit County, Ohio, formerly a township.
(countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon.
(countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Green Township.
(countable, uncountable) A place in Wales: ▸ A hamlet in Denbigh community, Denbighshire (OS grid ref SJ0568).
(countable, uncountable) A place in Wales: ▸ A northern suburb of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire (OS grid ref SM9801).
(countable, uncountable) A place in Wales: ▸ A settlement in Churchstoke community, Powys (OS grid ref SO2694).
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, historical, informal, qualifier:Oxford University, uncountable) Ellipsis of Green College, Oxford.