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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of eastern Wisconsin at the mouth of the Fox River on Green Bay, an arm of Lake Michigan. Founded as a trading post in 1634, the city grew in the mid-1800s as a port and industrial center.

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  • noun a city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan

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Examples

  • But in short, Green Bay is seventh in the league in yards allowed per game and Atlanta is fifth in scoring defense.

    Rodgers-Ryan must-see Anthony Stalter 2011

  • The Freezer: That's the nickname of Green Bay's B.J. Raji he even uses it in his Twitter handle and the New Jersey-raised nose tackle threw a little fire into the match-up Thursday when he said the Giants offensive line isn't "the toughest group I've been against."

    Giants Packing Confidence Aditi Kinkhabwala 2012

  • Authorities ask that people who have information about the crime call Green Bay police at

    The Green Bay Press-Gazette Latest Headlines 2010

  • Thoughts on the name Green Bay being used on a new ship (LPD-20): "With the cutback in the ship building for the Navy, I am happy to see another ship with this name."

    The Green Bay Press-Gazette Latest Headlines 2009

  • Thoughts on the name Green Bay being used on a new ship (LPD-20): "With the cutback in the ship building for the Navy, I am happy to see another ship with this name."

    The Green Bay Press-Gazette Latest Headlines 2009

  • He acknowledged that Woodson's gesture isn't common, and he called it classy, echoing the exact word Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy used in a teleconference earlier in the week.

    The Fist Bump That Baffled Football Aditi Kinkhabwala 2012

  • A record could exceed the population of Green Bay, which is about 104,000.

    Super Bowl XLV Could Have Record Crowd AP 2011

  • A record could exceed the population of Green Bay, which is about 104,000.

    Record Crowd Expected For Super Bowl AP/The Huffington Post 2011

  • With the exception of Green Bay, which is collectively owned by community members and run as a nonprofit, the other 31 teams are privately owned, meaning that the NFL's lucrative business generates an extraordinary amount of money for a handful of men.

    Countdown To No Kickoff: Next Football Season Hostage To Owners' Demands Arthur Delaney 2011

  • These pressers are filled with interesting questions, like the one about weather in Green Bay, which is not really where Super Bowl XLV will be played, and how McCarthy deals with it.

    Super Bowl live: Donald Driver will play; Packers like 'Hoosiers' Cindy Boren 2011

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