Springfield

Spring·field (spriŋ′fēld′)

1. city in SW Mass., on the Connecticut River: pop. 152,000

2. city in SW Mo.: pop. 152,000

3. capital of Ill., in the central part: pop. 111,000

4. city in WC Ohio: pop. 65,000

Etymology: first Springfieldsense after Springfield, village in Essex, England: others prob. after first sense