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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :   [ gazetteer ]

  Greenback, TN (city, FIPS 30880)
    Location: 35.65176 N, 84.17517 W
    Population (1990): 611 (250 housing units)
    Area: 13.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 37742

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Garfish \Gar"fish`\, n. [See Gar, n.] (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) A European marine fish ({Belone vulgaris); -- called
         also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone,
         gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel guide,
         sea needle, and sea pike.
     (b) One of several species of similar fishes of the genus
         Tylosurus,+of+which+one+species+({T.+marinus" rel="nofollow">Tylosurus, of which one species ({T. marinus) is
         common on the Atlantic coast. T. Caribb[ae]us, a very
         large species, and T. crassus, are more southern; --
         called also needlefish. Many of the common names of the
         European garfish are also applied to the American
         species.
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Greenback \Green"back"\, n.
     One of the legal tender notes of the United States; a note of
     paper currency of the United States; -- first issued in 1862,
     and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to
     prevent alterations and counterfeits.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Garfish \Gar"fish`\, n. [See Gar, n.] (Zo["o]l.)
     (a) A European marine fish ({Belone vulgaris); -- called
         also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone,
         gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel guide,
         sea needle, and sea pike.
     (b) One of several species of similar fishes of the genus
         Tylosurus,+of+which+one+species+({T.+marinus" rel="nofollow">Tylosurus, of which one species ({T. marinus) is
         common on the Atlantic coast. T. Caribb[ae]us, a very
         large species, and T. crassus, are more southern; --
         called also needlefish. Many of the common names of the
         European garfish are also applied to the American
         species.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Greenback \Green"back"\, n.
     One of the legal tender notes of the United States; -- first
     issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed
     with green ink, to prevent alterations and counterfeits.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  greenback
       n : a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central
           bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
           [syn: bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's
           bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  greenback
     n.
     1 (lb en US) Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally
  printed with green and black ink) issued by the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal%20Reserve.
     2 The United States dollar.
     3 (lb en historical) A unit of American currency issued during the
  Civil War by the Treasury Department.
     4 (lb en surfing) A wave that has not yet begun to break.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  greenback
     n.
     1 (lb en US) Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally
  printed with green and black ink) issued by the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal%20Reserve.
     2 The United States dollar.
     3 (lb en historical) A unit of American currency issued during the
  Civil War by the Treasury Department.
     4 (lb en surfing) A wave that has not yet begun to break.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  greenback
     n.
     1 (lb en US) Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally
  printed with green and black ink) issued by the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal%20Reserve.
     2 The United States dollar.
     3 (lb en historical) A unit of American currency issued during the
  Civil War by the Treasury Department.
     4 (lb en surfing) A wave that has not yet begun to break.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  greenback
     n.
     1 (lb en US) Any bill that is legal tender in the US (originally
  printed with green and black ink) issued by the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal%20Reserve.
     2 The United States dollar.
     3 (lb en historical) A unit of American currency issued during the
  Civil War by the Treasury Department.
     4 (lb en surfing) A wave that has not yet begun to break.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  greenback
     Englanti n.
     1 Abraham Lincolnin liikkeellelaskema paperiraha Yhdysvalloissa
     2 (yhteys puhekieltä k=en) dollari, taala

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Greenback /ɡɹˈiːnbak/
  العملة الأمريكية

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  greenback /ɡɹˈiːnbak/ 
  bankovka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  greenback /ɡɹˈiːnbak/
  americký dolar

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  greenback /ɡɹˈiːnbak/
   [Am.]  [coll.] Dollarschein  [fin.]
     Synonyms: dollar note, dollar bill
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  greenback /ɡɹˈiːnbak/
  dollárbankjegy

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  greenback /ɡɹˈiːnbak/ 
  nota de dinheiro, papel-moeda

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  greenback /ɡɹˈiːnbak/
  1. (A.B.D.)'ne mahsus arkası yeşil banknot.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɡɹinˌbæk/

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  Greenback, TN -- U.S. city in Tennessee
     Population (2000):    954
     Housing Units (2000): 416
     Land area (2000):     7.081947 sq. miles (18.342157 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.127051 sq. miles (0.329060 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    7.208998 sq. miles (18.671217 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            30880
     Located within:       Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
     Location:             35.655751 N, 84.164898 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     37742
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Greenback, TN
      Greenback
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 美钞,背部为绿色之动物;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 美钞,背部为绿色之动物

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