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Amherst

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A town of western Massachusetts north of Springfield. Amherst College (established 1821) and the main campus of the University of Massachusetts (1863) are here. Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst and lived in the town her entire life.
  • Jeffrey,British general active in North America during the French and Indian War. He seized Forts Ticonderoga and Crown Point in 1759 and captured Montreal in 1760.

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  • proper noun An English surname and baronetcy
  • proper noun A town in Massachusetts.

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Examples

  • The swinging sign-board of John Nash's Tavern at Amherst, Massachusetts, is here reproduced from the _History of Amherst_.

    Home Life in Colonial Days Alice Morse Earle 1881

  • AMHERST - A Worcester man is in critical condition at Baystate Medical Center after being struck in the head with a baseball bat Sunday in Amherst, police said.

    Reader - MassLive.com 2010

  • AMHERST - A North Tonawanda man was found shot in Amherst early Monday and later died at

    Lockport Union-Sun & Journal Online Homepage 2010

  • AMHERST - Police arrested two Montague brothers early Tuesday in connection with the theft of several dozen brass plaques from the graves of veterans in numerous area cemeteries, Amherst police announced.

    Reader - MassLive.com Patrick Johnson 2010

  • AMHERST - Amherst police are investigating how a 2-year-old boy burned his "lower extremities" in the bathtub Monday.

    Chronicle-Telegram 2009

  • AMHERST - Amherst police are investigating how a 2-year-old boy burned his "lower extremities" in the bathtub Monday.

    Chronicle-Telegram 2009

  • AMHERST - The University of Massachusetts in Amherst is marking the summer solstice at its Sunwheel.

    Home - BostonHerald.com 2009

  • AMHERST - Aleecia Sunagel hit her third home run of the season as Amherst (15-0, 8-0

    Chronicle-Telegram 2009

  • Joining us now from member station WFCR in Amherst is our own Howard Bryant.

    Baseball's Autumn Surprises Still To Fall 2010

  • Joining us now from member station WFCR in Amherst is our own Howard Bryant.

    Baseball's Autumn Surprises Still To Fall 2010

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