Springfield

[spring-feeld] Origin

Spring·field

[spring-feeld]
noun
1.
a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River. 152,319.
2.
a city in SW Missouri. 133,116.
3.
a city in and the capital of Illinois, in the central part. 99,637.
4.
a city in W Ohio. 72,563.
5.
a city in W Oregon. 41,621.
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6.
a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. 25,326.
7.
a town in N Tennessee. 10,814.
8.
a town in SE Vermont. 10,190.
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Il·li·nois

[il-uh-noi, -noiz]
noun
1.
a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 11,418,461; 56,400 sq. mi. (146,075 sq. km). Capital: Springfield. Abbreviation: IL (for use with zip code), Ill.
2.
a river flowing SW from NE Illinois to the Mississippi River: connected by a canal with Lake Michigan. 273 miles (440 km) long.

The pronunciation of Illinois with a final [z] , which occurs chiefly among less educated speakers, is least common in Illinois itself, increasing in frequency as distance from the state increases.

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Springfield (ˈsprɪŋˌfiːld)
 
n
1.  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)
2.  a city in SW Missouri. Pop: 150 867 (2003 est)
3.  a city in central Illinois, capital of the state: the home and burial place of Abraham Lincoln. Pop: 113 586 (2003 est)

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Springfield
type of firearm, 1813, named for the U.S. government armory in Springfield, Mass.
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