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Amherst County

Amherst County proper noun: one of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Amherst.

Proper noun

Amherst County

  1. One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Amherst.

Origin of Amherst County

Named after Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst.

Questions about Amherst County

What does Amherst County mean?
Amherst County means one of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Amherst.
What part of speech is Amherst County?
Amherst County is a proper noun.

Words near Amherst County in the dictionary

  1. Amharia
  2. Amharic
  3. Amharism
  4. Amharisms
  5. Amherst
  6. Amherst County
  7. Amherst pheasant
  8. Amherst pheasants
  9. Amherstburg
  10. Amherstian
  11. Amherstians

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