Amherst

[ am-erst ]

/ ˈæm ərst /

noun

Jeffrey, 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.

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Amherst College, one of the most prestigious and selective colleges in the country, ended interviews almost 20 years ago.
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Amherst turned on the speaker; and, as she had foreseen, his look was terrible.
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Amherst, that morning, had sought out his wife with the definite resolve to efface the unhappy impression of their previous talk.
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I hear it said that General Amherst was ready, but that the Admiral was against it for the present.
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Amherst before leaving Canada obtained a census of the population which he reported as 76,172 by parishes and districts.
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There was a pause, while the diamonds continued to flow in threads of fire through Mrs. Amherst's fingers.
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British Dictionary definitions for amherst

Amherst

/ (ˈæmhɜːst) /

noun

Jeffrey, 1st Baron Amherst. 1717–97, British general who defeated the French in Canada (1758–60): governor general of British North America (1761–63)

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