Parkwood

Residential area designation

Parkwood is a common place name in English-speaking countries, typically designating neighborhoods, subdivisions, or communities.

The name evokes residential areas with trees and green space—combining "park" with "wood" to suggest pleasant, leafy surroundings.

Many cities have a Parkwood: They bought a house in Parkwood.

Also used for schools, cemeteries, and other institutions named after their localities.

neighborhood

subdivision

Portion of something larger

suburb · development · cul-de-sac · property · housing · estate · planned · gated · HOA · streetscape

arboreal

trees

Woody plants with trunks

shade · deciduous · landscaped · foliage · nature · preserve · natural · botanical · garden · grounds

placename

street

Public urban roadway

boulevard · address · intersection · mall · plaza · shopping center · church · school · cemetery · hospital

Opposites
landscape character

Parkwoodwilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

wasteland · wilds · backcountry · badlands · outback

development/urbanization

Parkwoodwilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

no man's land · hinterland · bush · boondocks · uncharted territory

residential character

Parkwoodindustrial district

Area designated for factories

slum · shantytown · inner city · concrete jungle · urban blight

Family

park, wood, parks, parked, parking, parkland, woods, wooded, woody

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G