Meanings
plural greenspaces · alternative green space
- countableuncountableAn area of undeveloped landscape, such as parkland left within a city during planning and zoning other areas for development.
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But in suburbs of New York and elsewhere, mom and pop operators with a sense of humor (the companies have names like Poop Patrol and ScooperDude and slogans like “We’re No. 1 in the No. 2 business”), have found a market: the super-busy, families with children who play in the yard and homeowner associations with common greenspace or dog runs.
2009 June 7, Mireya Navarro, “Fields of Gold? Yes, in a Way”, in New York Times
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Chinese Mandarin 綠地 /绿地
- 綠地 /绿地 (lǜdì)area of undeveloped landscape within a city
Finnish viheralue
- viheraluearea of undeveloped landscape within a city
French espace vert
- espace vertarea of undeveloped landscape within a city
Hungarian zöldterület
- zöldterületarea of undeveloped landscape within a city
Italian giardino pubblico, prato
- giardino pubblicoarea of undeveloped landscape within a city
- pratoarea of undeveloped landscape within a city
Polish zieleniec
- zieleniecarea of undeveloped landscape within a city
Russian зелёные насажде́ния
- зелёные насажде́ния (zeljónyje nasaždénija)area of undeveloped landscape within a city
Turkish yeşil alan
- yeşil alanarea of undeveloped landscape within a city
Welsh man gwyrdd
- man gwyrddarea of undeveloped landscape within a city
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greenspace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenspace
“greenspace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenspace. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greenspace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenspace.
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