Amherst
/ˈæm.ɝst/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ellipsis of Lady Amherst's pheasant. British, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"It does sound unusual about the Kalij and Amherst compared to their close relatives. […] I've noticed Amhersts tend to be a little more nervous when compared to Goldens. They may stay around, but once they get spooked, they will probably split for good."
Proper Noun
- 1 An English surname.
- 2 A city in Ohio.
- 3 A city in Texas.
- 4 A town in Maine.
- 5 A town in Massachusetts.
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- 6 A town in New Hampshire.
- 7 A town in New York.
- 8 A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- 9 A town in Quebec, Canada.
- 10 A town in Victoria, Australia.
- 11 A town, the county seat of Amherst County, Virginia.
- 12 A village in Nebraska.
- 13 A village in Wisconsin.
- 14 A census-designated place in Colorado.
Example
More examples"In this Tuesday, June 19, 2012 photo, Maria Darrow, of Falmouth, Maine, right, who will start her sophomore year at Amherst College in the fall, plants strawberries as part of her paid internship at a community farm in Amherst, Mass."
Etymology
From either Old English elm or Old Norse almr (“elm”) + Old English hyrst (“wood”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717–1797).