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Bennington

Bennington noun: a distinctive type of glazed ceramic marble, usually blue or brown.

Noun

Bennington (plural Benningtons)

  1. (antiques) A distinctive type of glazed ceramic marble, usually blue or brown.

Proper noun

Bennington

  1. A surname.
  2. A census-designated place in Bear Lake County, Idaho.
  3. An unincorporated community in Edwards County, Illinois.
  4. A township in Marshall County, Illinois.
  5. An unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.
  6. A minor city in Ottawa County, Kansas.
  7. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Shiawassee County, Michigan.
  8. A township in Mower County, Minnesota.
  9. A city in Douglas County, Nebraska.
  10. A town and census-designated place therein, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
  11. A town in Wyoming County, New York.
  12. Two townships in Ohio, in Licking County and Morrow County.
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  1. A town in Bryan County, Oklahoma.
  2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Vermont, and one of the two shire towns of Bennington County. Named after Benning Wentworth.
  3. A community in Zorra township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

Forms of Bennington

pluralBenningtons

Origin of Bennington

From Bennington, Vermont, headquarters of the Bennington Marble Company.

Words formed from Bennington

Questions about Bennington

What does Bennington mean?
Bennington means a distinctive type of glazed ceramic marble, usually blue or brown.
What part of speech is Bennington?
Bennington can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Bennington?
The plural of Bennington is Benningtons.

Words near Bennington in the dictionary

  1. Benninger
  2. Benningers
  3. Benningfield
  4. Benningfields
  5. Bennings
  6. Bennington
  7. Bennington County
  8. Benningtons
  9. Bennion
  10. Bennions
  11. benniseed

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