Hershey

/ˈhɝʃi/ name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A confection produced by The Hershey Company.

    "But she knows her friends and if she likes you she will go for walks with you and even eat a Hershey in front of the drugstore if you buy her one."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States, named for J. H. Hershey, a pioneer settler.
  3. 3
    Any of the company towns named for and operated by the Hershey Company.; A census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States.
  4. 4
    Any of the company towns named for and operated by the Hershey Company.; An unincorporated community in California, United States.
  5. 5
    Any of the company towns named for and operated by the Hershey Company.; A village in Mayabeque, Cuba, also known as Camilo Cienfuegos.

Example

More examples

"But she knows her friends and if she likes you she will go for walks with you and even eat a Hershey in front of the drugstore if you buy her one."

Etymology

From Hercé in Normandy. The villages are named after The Hershey Company, which is named after its founder, Milton S. Hershey.

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