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Keene

//kiːn// adj, name

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of keen. alt-of, obsolete

    "Ophe[lia] You are keene my Lord, you are keene. / Ham[let] It would coſt you a groaning, to take off my edge."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname from Old English, a variant of Keen.
  2. 2
    A surname from Irish, a variant of Keane.
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Cheshire County, New Hampshire; named for British diplomat Benjamin Keene.
  4. 4
    A city in Texas.
  5. 5
    A town in New York; named for the city in New Hampshire.
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  1. 6
    A census-designated place in Kern County, California; named for financier James P. Keene.
  2. 7
    A city in Kentucky; named for the city in New Hampshire.
  3. 8
    An unincorporated community in Kansas.
  4. 9
    An unincorporated community in Nebraska.
  5. 10
    An unincorporated community in North Dakota.
  6. 11
    An unincorporated community in Ohio; named for the city in New Hampshire.
  7. 12
    An unincorporated community in Virginia.
  8. 13
    An unincorporated community in Wisconsin; named for early settlers Valentine and Kate Keene.

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