greensboro
greensboro — noun
1. a city in the central part of the U.S. state of North Carolina, known for its fu
a city in the central part of the U.S. state of North Carolina, known for its furniture and textile industries and as an important location of the American civil rights movement in the 1960s
Gabriela moved to Greensboro to study textile design at the university.
collocation: moved to [city] for [purpose]
Ryan's parents have lived in Greensboro since the furniture factory opened in 1992.
collocation: have lived in [city] since [time]
The Greensboro sit-ins of 1960 inspired peaceful protests across the southern United States.
Tanvi visited the civil rights museum in Greensboro during her summer trip.
A new train station opened in Greensboro last year, connecting the city to nearby towns.
用法筆記
Greensboro is one of the three largest cities in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, along with Winston-Salem and High Point. The city is known historically for the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins at a Woolworth lunch counter, a key event in the civil rights movement.