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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A placename:; A locality and ghost town in British Columbia, Canada. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A placename:; A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SD9390). countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Decatur County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Schuyler County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Dubois County, Indiana. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Putnam County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
7. 7
   A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Berrien County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Chenango County, New York. countable, uncountable
9. 9
   A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township and census-designated place therein, in Geauga County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
10. 10
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Ross County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
11. 11
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
12. 12
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

From Bain (“a river in North Yorkshire”) + Old English brycġ (“bridge”).

Related phrases

Bainbridge Island

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