Definitions for Springfield
ˈsprɪŋˌfildspring·field

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Springfield, capital of Illinoisnoun

   capital of the state of Illinois

2. Springfieldnoun

   a city of southwestern Missouri

3. Springfieldnoun

   a city and manufacturing center in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut River

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Springfieldnoun

   Any of several towns; see Wikipedia:Springfield for details.

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1. springfield

   Springfield is a common place name often used for cities, towns, or communities around the world, most commonly in English-speaking countries like United States, where it is the name of several cities. The name is typically derived from the existence of a field or a spring in the area. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the fictional town in the animated television show "The Simpsons".

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1. Springfield

   Springfield is a city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern Mill River. As of the 2010 Census, the city's population was 153,060. Metropolitan Springfield, as one of two metropolitan areas in Massachusetts, had an estimated population of 698,903 as of 2009. The first Springfield in the New World, it is the largest city in Western New England, and the urban, economic, and cultural capital of Massachusetts' Connecticut River Valley. It is the third-largest city in Massachusetts and fourth-largest in New England. Springfield has several nicknames – The City of Firsts, because of its many innovations; The City of Homes, due to its Victorian residential architecture; and Hoop City, because basketball, one of the world's most popular sports, was invented in Springfield. Hartford, the State of Connecticut's capital city, lies only 23.9 miles south of Springfield, on the western bank of the Connecticut River. Springfield residents use Bradley International Airport. Also known as the Hartford-Springfield airport, it lies equidistant between them. The Hartford-Springfield region is known as the Knowledge Corridor because it hosts over 160,000 university students and over 32 universities and liberal arts colleges – the second-highest concentration of higher-learning institutions in the United States. The City of Springfield itself is home to Springfield College; Western New England University; American International College; and Springfield Technical Community College, among other higher educational institutions.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Springfield

   1, capital (34) of Illinois, situated in a flourishing coal district, 185 m. SW. of Chicago; has an arsenal, two colleges, and a handsome marble capitol; coal-mining, foundries, and flour, cotton, and paper mills are the chief industries; the burial-place of Abraham Lincoln. 2, A nicely laid out and flourishing city (62) of Massachusetts, capital of Hampden County, on the Connecticut River (spanned here by five bridges), 99 m. W. by S. of Boston; settled in 1635; has important manufactories of cottons, woollens, paper, and a variety of other articles, besides the United States armoury. 3, Capital (22) of Greene County, Missouri, 232 m. WSW. of St. Louis; has rapidly increasing manufactories of cottons, woollens, machinery, &c.; in the vicinity was fought the battle of Wilson's Creek, 10th August 1861. 4, Capital (38) of Clark County, Ohio, on Lagonda Creek and Mad River, 80 m. NE. of Cincinnati; is an important railway centre, and possesses numerous factories of machinery, bicycles, paper, &c.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. springfield

   A post-town, capital of Greene Co., Mo., 130 miles southwest of Jefferson City. Near here was fought the desperate battle of Wilson’s Creek, in which the Federals had the advantage over the Confederates, but lost their brave general, Nathaniel Lyon, August 10, 1861.

2. springfield

   A city of Massachusetts, on the east bank of the Connecticut River, 98 miles west by south of Boston. The national armory is located here, which repaired and altered in 1869 upwards of 25,000 rifles and muskets. The present U. S. breech-loader, model of 1873, is made here.

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1. SPRINGFIELD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Springfield is ranked #9112 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Springfield surname appeared 3,586 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Springfield.
   
   55.2% or 1,981 total occurrences were White.
   38.5% or 1,381 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 83 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 79 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.2% or 45 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Illinois
   • Massachusetts
   • Missouri
   • City
   • State Capital

How to pronounce Springfield?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Springfield in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Springfield in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Springfield in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Springfield in a Sentence

1. Kwame Raoul:

   We have communities that have not been invested in. We have communities where mental health services have been depleted. We have communities that have suffered as a result of the budget impasse in Springfield. All of these combined, along with the closing of schools, what does one expect ? what does one expect to evolve from these communities if you do n’t invest in these communities and you do n’t invest in the children within those communities ?

2. Springfield Police Chief Lee Graf:

   That camera focuses where it's pointed. It is not an indicator of what the officer is seeing. It is not an indicator of where Springfield Police're looking.

3. Chris Robling:

   Rahm has to say these (critical) things about Rauner. This is a perfect foil for him, rahm knows without someone applying discipline in Springfield (the state capital), which will eventually work its way back to straightening out the city of Chicago, the city will be at risk.

4. Bruce Rauner:

   What we have is a continuing failure by elected officials in Springfield on both sides of the aisle that’s been led by Speaker Madigan for 35 years, this is more of the same. The system is broken.

5. Donald White:

   Everyone is a keyboard hero these days. 75 percent of people would've said nothing at all and left the elk. Or they would've took it home. And the conservation would never knew, when I put my post up on Facebook yes I was a excited Dad. And also I wanted to make people aware that there is elk in northern Missouri. Donald White said his daughter has faced social media bullying since the incident. (Donald White) There’s no hunting season for elk in Missouri. The state’s conservation department reintroduced the animal at Peck Ranch Conservation Area in 2011 and is currently growing a herd. However, the elk Wilson shot was about 200 miles away from the herd, Springfield News-Leader reported. There are no reports of elk in this area. It was kind of a surprise to us. There was no evidence of any ear tags or collars on this one.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Springfield
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Springfield
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Springfield
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Springfield
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html