greenspace

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noun

An area of undeveloped landscape, such as parkland left within a city during planning and zoning other areas for development.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

noungreenspace (countable and uncountable, plural greenspaces)

plural greenspaces · alternative green space

  1. countableuncountableAn area of undeveloped landscape, such as parkland left within a city during planning and zoning other areas for development.
    1 more example

    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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Translations

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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APA

greenspace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenspace

MLA

“greenspace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenspace. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greenspace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenspace.

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