AMHERST


Meaning of AMHERST in English

I. ˈa-(ˌ)mərst biographical name

Jeffrey 1717-1797 Baron Amherst British general; governor-general of British North America (1760-63)

II. ˈa-(ˌ)mərst, chiefly by outsiders ˈam-ˌhərst geographical name

town W central Massachusetts N of Springfield population 34,874

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.