Berkshires
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5.4
- proper noun
- /ˈbɜrkʃɪrz/
- I think what is being done here in Pittsfield and the Berkshires is just wonderful.
Examples
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Just look at Massachusetts Senator Ben Downing, the state's Democratic representative for the Berkshires, Hampshire, and Franklin District.
Blog text (5) -
When he called, he told us how he had been driving through the Berkshires for a few days, and is it any wonder?
Fiction book (1999) -
You should go as far as the Berkshires, which is where I'm from.
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We tried that little place you recommended in the Berkshires.
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My parents were at their country house in the Berkshires, and Zach was out with his friends.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Jack and I are going to have some friends up to our place in the Berkshires," said Hernandez.
Blog text (2) -
The next weekend, thinking he wasn't needed, Joffe and his wife went to their weekend home in the Berkshires.
Academic text (2009) -
She's up in the Berkshires now, going to the concerts at Tanglewood.
Fiction book (1990) -
My family loves to spend summer weekends in the Berkshires enjoying the beautiful scenery.
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The annual music festival in the Berkshires attracts thousands of visitors each year.
Synonyms
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5.9
A low mountain area in western Massachusetts with resorts and beautiful views
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Berkshires comes from the English county name Berkshire, which comes from old words for birch 'birch tree' and shire 'district'. Settlers used that county name for the low hills in western Massachusetts, so today Berkshires means those scenic, low mountains.