Springfield
Americannoun
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a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River.
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a city in SW Missouri.
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a city in and the capital of Illinois, in the central part.
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a city in W Ohio.
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a city in W Oregon.
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a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
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a town in N Tennessee.
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a town in SE Vermont.
noun
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a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River: the site of the US arsenal and armoury (1794–1968), which developed the Springfield and Garand rifles. Pop: 152 157 (2003 est)
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a city in SW Missouri. Pop: 150 867 (2003 est)
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a city in central Illinois, capital of the state: the home and burial place of Abraham Lincoln. Pop: 113 586 (2003 est)
Example Sentences
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A series of ferries and trains carried the President’s body from Washington, DC, to Springfield, Illinois.
From Literature
I’m old enough to remember when the King was on tour—my older brother and my father attended one of his shows, circa 1975, at the Springfield Civic Center in Massachusetts.
Sienna Spiro, with her Dusty Springfield glamour, was close behind thanks to the breakout single “Die On This Hill.”
Last Wednesday, TikTok creators, finding none of the mayhem they expected to see in Springfield, started suggesting that faith-based groups working with Haitian immigrants were misdirecting resources.
From Salon
Now Volk determined to create a full-length statue, and headed to Springfield, Ill., on May 19, the day after Lincoln’s nomination, to take casts of the nominee’s massive hands.
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