Amherst

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biographical name

Am·​herst ˈa-(ˌ)mərst 

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

Amherst

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geographical name

Am·​herst

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ˈa-(ˌ)mərst 

chiefly by outsiders

ˈam-ˌhərst  town in west central Massachusetts north of Springfield

Note: The main campus of the University of Massachusetts is located in Amherst.

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ˈam-ˌhərst  town northeast of Buffalo in western New York