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Berkshires

Berkshires is the plural of Berkshire.

Meaning of Berkshire

Noun

Berkshire (plural Berkshires)

  1. A breed of pig from Berkshire county.
  2. A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement.
    • Erie, always an interesting road to watch, fortified itself in the late '20's with the largest roster of Berkshires in the land, and these engines were easily able to sustain the road until dieselization …1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.

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Proper noun

the Berkshires

  1. A highland region in western Massachusetts and northwestern Connecticut in the United States.

Questions about Berkshires

What does Berkshires mean?
Berkshires means a highland region in western Massachusetts and northwestern Connecticut in the United States.
What is Berkshires the plural of?
Berkshires is the plural of Berkshire.
What part of speech is Berkshires?
Berkshires is a proper noun.

Words near Berkshires in the dictionary

  1. Berkshire County
  2. Berkshire Hathaway
  3. Berkshire Park
  4. Berkshireman
  5. Berkshiremen
  6. Berkshires
  7. Berkson
  8. Berkson's paradox
  9. Berkswell
  10. Berkswich
  11. berkut

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