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Amity

//ˈæmɪti// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name.

    "The first time I saw Amity we were in front of her house playing work-up, a baseball variation where you move from position to position by outs until you get to bat."

  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of New Haven, Connecticut.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Georgia.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; Former name of Pocahontas, Illinois.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Indiana.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in DeKalb County, Missouri.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Allegany County, New York.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A hamlet in Warwick, Orange County, New York.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Knox County, Ohio.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Canaan Township, Madison County, Ohio.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Ohio.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Amwell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Comanche County, Texas.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Amity Township.
  13. 18
    A town in Redland City, Queensland, Australia, located on North Stradbroke Island.
Noun
  1. 1
    Friendship; friendliness. formal, literary

    "To my native place ¶ Bent upon returning, ¶ Bosom all day burning ¶ To be where my race ¶ Well were known, 'twas much with me ¶ There to dwell in amity."

  2. 2
    a cordial disposition wordnet
  3. 3
    Mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations.

    "Near-synonyms: accord, concord, harmony, peace, peacefulness"

  4. 4
    a state of friendship and cordiality wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English amite, from Old French amisté, amitie, amistiet, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitātem, derived from Latin amīcus (“friend”), from amō (“love”).

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