Greenwich

/ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/ noun

Definition

a borough in London, England, famous for the Prime Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time

Etymology

from Old English Grenewic, meaning 'green port' or 'green trading place', from grene 'green' + wic 'port, trading place'

Kelly Says

Greenwich literally means 'green port' and it's where time begins - the Prime Meridian makes this little London borough the center of the world's timekeeping!

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