green street green
/ɡɹiːn stɹiːt ɡɹiːn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A village in the borough of Bromley, on the outskirts of Greater London, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4563).
Etymology
In Greater London, first recorded as La Grenestrete c1290 (a green or grassy hamlet), compare with Middle English grene + strete. The 2nd green (meaning village green) was added by 1819.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɡɹiːn stɹiːt ɡɹiːn/