SPRINGFIELD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Springfield mean? 

• SPRINGFIELD (noun)
  The noun SPRINGFIELD has 3 senses:

1. capital of the state of Illinois

2. a city of southwestern Missouri

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

  Familiarity information: SPRINGFIELD used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPRINGFIELD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capital of the state of Illinois

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

capital of Illinois; Springfield

Instance hypernyms:

state capital (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)

Holonyms ("Springfield" is a part of...):

IL; Ill.; Illinois; Land of Lincoln; Prairie State (a midwestern state in north-central United States)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A city of southwestern Missouri

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Springfield" is a part of...):

Missouri; MO; Mo.; Show Me State (a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Springfield" is a part of...):

Bay State; MA; Mass.; Massachusetts; Old Colony (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies)