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[ am-erst ] / ˈæm ərst /
nounJeffrey, Baron, 1717–97, British field marshal: governor general of British North America 1760–63. a city in W Massachusetts. a town in N Ohio. a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. Words nearby AmherstAMG, Amga, Amgun, Amhara, Amharic, Amherst, ami, amiable, amianthoid, amianthus, amic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for AmherstThe school that has received perhaps the most attention is Amherst College. Breaking the Silence Over Campus Rapes|Emily Shire|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST But a close second is me, secretary of the Amherst College class of 1974. Antonis Samaras: New Greek Prime Minister and Predecessor Share College Ties|Jim Warren|June 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST Duke and Amherst each accepted only 11.9 percent of kids who applied. Who Got Into the Country’s Top Colleges?|Steve Cohen|April 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST “Amherst hosted two Diversity Open Houses in the fall,” said Tom Parker, dean of admissions and financial aid. College Early Admission Is Tougher Than Ever|Steve Cohen|December 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Amherst College, one of the most prestigious and selective colleges in the country, ended interviews almost 20 years ago. Do College Interviews Count?|Steve Cohen, Mike Muska|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST Amherst turned on the speaker; and, as she had foreseen, his look was terrible. The Fruit of the Tree|Edith Wharton Amherst, that morning, had sought out his wife with the definite resolve to efface the unhappy impression of their previous talk. The Fruit of the Tree|Edith Wharton I hear it said that General Amherst was ready, but that the Admiral was against it for the present. French and English|Evelyn Everett-Green Amherst before leaving Canada obtained a census of the population which he reported as 76,172 by parishes and districts. Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)|William Henry Atherton There was a pause, while the diamonds continued to flow in threads of fire through Mrs. Amherst's fingers. The Fruit of the Tree|Edith Wharton
British Dictionary definitions for Amherst
nounJeffrey, 1st Baron Amherst. 1717–97, British general who defeated the French in Canada (1758–60): governor general of British North America (1761–63) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |