Amherst

American  

[am-erst] / ˈæm ərst /

noun

1. Jeffrey, Baron, 1717–97, British field marshal: governor general of British North America 1760–63.

2. a city in W Massachusetts.

3. a town in N Ohio.

4. a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.

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Amherst British  

/ ˈæmhɜːst /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Lichtenberg grew up primarily near Amherst, Mass., where his parents ran a veterinary hospital and had as many as eight cats living in their New England farmhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Even if the war was to stop tomorrow, it’s absolutely important to step in as soon as possible,” said Weber, an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Insects and arachnids are fundamental for human society," says Laura Figueroa, assistant professor of environmental conservation at UMass Amherst and the study's senior author.

From Science Daily

As global biodiversity declines, including what some researchers describe as an "insect apocalypse," two ecologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst set out to examine how insects and arachnids are doing in the United States.

From Science Daily

Mr. Schneider is a professor of music at Amherst College.

From The Wall Street Journal