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PRONUNCIATION OF GREENHAM COMMON

Greenham Common  [ˈɡriːnəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREENHAM COMMON

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Greenham Common is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREENHAM COMMON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Greenham Common

RAF Greenham Common

Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common or RAF Greenham Common is a former Royal Air Force station in Berkshire, England. The airfield is located to the south-east of Newbury, Berkshire, about 50 miles west of London. Opened in 1942, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War and the United States Air Force during the Cold War. After the Cold War ended, it was closed in 1993. The airfield was also known for the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp held outside its gates in the 1980s. In 1997 Greenham Common was designated as public parkland.

Definition of Greenham Common in the English dictionary

The definition of Greenham Common in the dictionary is a village in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire; site of a US cruise missile base, and, from 1981, a camp of women protesters against nuclear weapons; although the base had closed by 1991 a small number of women remained until 2000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREENHAM COMMON


alburnum
ælˈbɜːnəm
Arnhem
ˈɑːnəm
Barnum
ˈbɑːnəm
Camulodunum
ˌkæmjʊləʊˈdjuːnəm
Casinum
kəˈsiːnəm
duodenum
ˌdjuːəʊˈdiːnəm
fanum
ˈfɑːnəm
Farnham
ˈfɑːnəm
fraenum
ˈfriːnəm
frenum
ˈfriːnəm
jejunum
dʒɪˈdʒuːnəm
laburnum
ləˈbɜːnəm
Lugdunum
lʊɡˈduːnəm
plenum
ˈpliːnəm
prosternum
prəʊˈstɜːnəm
sagapenum
ˌsæɡəˈpiːnəm
sempiternum
ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnəm
sternum
ˈstɜːnəm
Ticinum
tiːˈsiːnəm
viburnum
vaɪˈbɜːnəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREENHAM COMMON

Greene
greener
greeneries
greenery
greenfield
greenfield site
greenfinch
greenflies
greenfly
greengage
Greengrass

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREENHAM COMMON

Ammon
backgammon
common
discommon
gammon
in common
Japanese persimmon
mammon
persimmon
psammon
Rabbath Ammon
resummon
Roscommon
summon
tenant in common
uncommon

Synonyms and antonyms of Greenham Common in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Greenham Common» into 25 languages

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格林汉姆常见
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Greenham Common
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Greenham Common
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Translator English - Hindi

Greenham आम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جرينهام المشتركة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Greenham Общие
278 millions of speakers

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Greenham Common
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Translator English - Bengali

গ্রিনহ্যাম কমন
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Greenham Common
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Greenham Common
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Greenham Common
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グリーンハムコモン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그린 햄 공통
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Greenham Common
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Greenham Common
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Translator English - Tamil

கிரீன்ஹாம் பொதுவான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रीनहॅम कॉमन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Greenham Common
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Greenham Common
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Translator English - Polish

Greenham Common
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Greenham Загальні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Greenham Common
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Greenham Common
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Greenham Common
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Greenham Common
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Greenham Common
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Greenham Common

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENHAM COMMON»

The term «Greenham Common» is regularly used and occupies the 105.766 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENHAM COMMON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Greenham Common

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREENHAM COMMON»

Discover the use of Greenham Common in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Greenham Common and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Common Ground: The Story of Greenham
But what did they really achieve? As public concern focuses both on the proliferation of modern weapons of mass destruction and the need to preserve the threatened British landscape, this is a timely moment to consider their legacy._x000D_
David Fairhall, 2006
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Common women, uncommon practices: the queer feminisms of ...
Common Women, Uncommon Practices is about a moment in history when ordinary women did some extraordinary things, when common women engaged in some decidedly uncommon practices.
Sasha Roseneil, 2000
3
On the perimeter
Looks at the nuclear protest camps at Greenham Common, discusses the British Women's Peace movement, and describes public reaction to the protesters
Caroline Blackwood, 1985
4
Global Governance: Critical Perspectives
9 James, Greenham Common, p. 182. 10 James, Greenham Common, p. 184. 11 James, Greenham Common, p. 184. 12 L. Jones, Sanity, December 1984, p. 38. 13 Iannello, Decision Without Hierarchy, pp. 21-9. 14 James, Greenham ...
Rorden Wilkinson, Stephen Hughes, 2002
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Women and War: A Historical Encyclopedia from Antiquity to ...
Greenham Common was a U.S. air base slated to receive cruise missiles. In September 1981, “Women for Life on Earth,” a group of thirty-six, marched from Cardiff and set up camp outside the main gate of the Greenham Common air base.
Bernard A. Cook
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Cold War Pastoral: Greenham Common
The essays place both the events at Greenham Common and Kippin's critical practice in a wider social and political context. Included is an account by one of the longest serving peace protesters, Sarah Hipperson
‎2001
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Cold War pastoral: Greenham Common
The essays place both the events at Greenham Common and Kippin's critical practice in a wider social and political context. Included is an account by one of the longest serving peace protesters, Sarah Hipperson
John Kippin, 2001
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A Fearsome Heritage: DIVERSE LEGACIES OF THE COLD WAR
The longest commissioned of the six bases in Europe to house cruise missiles, Greenham Common, and GAMA in particular, provided a national focus for the peace movement. Peace camps were established around the perimeter fence of the ...
John Schofield, Wayne Cocroft, 2009
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Newbury, Berkshire: Newbury, RAF Greenham Common, Newbury ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, 2011
10
The Bomb: A Life
In the early 1980s, protesters at the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp expressed their displeasure with the deployment of Cruise missiles by hanging soiled sanitary napkins and tampons on the perimeter fence of the American ...
Gerard J. De Groot, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREENHAM COMMON»

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£885000 Tadley Youth Centre project runs out of cash
Funds for the building include: Public Works loan – £150,000, Turbury Allotment Charity – £300,000, Greenham Common Trust – £65,000, ... «Newbury Weekly News Group, Jul 15»
2
Prime Minister David Cameron visits Lincolnshire air bases
Veteran protestor Helen John, who co-founded the Greenham Common peace camp in the 1980s against the British Government's to allow ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Jul 15»
3
Historic England publishes top 20 quirkiest new listed buildings
Greenham Common is a name synonymous with the Cold War, given the Cruise missiles stored on the United States Air Force base here and ... «Architects' Journal, Jul 15»
4
The Force Awakens: Here's who's coming back from the earlier Star …
In real life, it's the RAF Greenham Common, a defunct Royal Air Force Base in Berkshire, England. In the fictional world of Star Wars …? It looks ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
5
Life of late Bedwas councillor and veteran campaigner Ray Davies …
The Poll Tax, the fight against Apartheid, Greenham Common. “They paid tribute to his moral conviction and physical courage, in anecdotes ... «Caerphilly Observer, Jul 15»
6
Heartstart Thatcham installs another life-saving device
The campaign to install the device received community support, including Thatcham Town Council, Greenham Common Trust, Thatcham U3A ... «Newbury Weekly News Group, Jul 15»
7
Parents urged to apply for music bursary support
Chris Boulton, chief executive at Greenham Common Trust, said: “This new bursary is a great example of the trust's ethos, and how we can support talented ... «Basingstoke Gazette, Jul 15»
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Online drive raises funds to restore iconic WWII plane with D-Day …
Scales and Tilley found a film shot at Greenham Common in England on June 5, 1944, as "That's All, Brother" took off on its historic mission. «AL.com, Jul 15»
9
Sir Philip Goodhart, politician - obituary
... and propose shifting cruise missiles from Greenham Common to submarines. He also founded the Warship Preservation Trust, and helped ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
ARGUS COMMENT: Passing of a special man - radical councillor …
He fought many battles: the poll tax, apartheid, Greenham Common, Palestine and more. He was arrested on anti-nuclear protests and was ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»

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