Bennington

American  

[ben-ing-tuhn] / ˈbɛn ɪŋ tən /

noun

1. a town in SW Vermont: defeat of British by the Green Mountain Boys 1777.

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Bennington British  

/ ˈbɛnɪŋtən /

noun

1. a town in SW Vermont: the site of a British defeat (1777) in the War of American Independence. Pop: 15 637 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

And while her marriage survived many ups and downs, the downs became steeper as Stanley disappeared for longer stretches with his undergraduate students at Bennington, an all-girls college at the time.

From Los Angeles Times

“The data we’re getting is overwhelming,” said Bennington College Professor David Bond, who recruited Enck to the school and helped organize the survey, in a phone interview.

From Washington Post

Morris, who since moved from Bennington, issued her first public comments about the Human Rights Commission investigation Tuesday,

From Seattle Times

Offices in Bennington, Rutland, Newport, South Burlington and Springfield are open by appointment only.

From Washington Times

The select board unanimously approved the settlement agreement concerning the complaint to the Human Rights Commission from Kiah Morris and her family, the Bennington Banner reported Thursday.

From Washington Times