Binghamton
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5.1
- proper noun
- /ˈbɪŋhəmˌtən/
- Tomorrow I get to be in the Binghamton Holiday Parade for the very first time!
- Binghamton, NY
- Binghamton, New York
- Binghamton, N.Y.
Examples
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Randall McGuire is a professor of anthropology at Binghamton University.
Academic text (2004) -
If you're interested, Walt and I are taking a road trip to SUNY Binghamton in a couple of weekends.
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Nothing is wrong with Binghamton.
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She lives in Binghamton, New York.
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Yeah, so, what are you thinkin' of doing when you get back to Binghamton?
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Medical students spend the first two years at Syracuse and the third and fourth years at Binghamton.
Academic text (1997) -
In addition to the host, Bucknell, Yale will be competing against Binghamton, Fordham, Georgetown, La Salle, and Delaware.
Blog text (30) -
She lives in Binghamton, New York.
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If you're interested, Walt and I are taking a road trip to Binghamton in a couple of weekends.
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Lina Begdache is an assistant professor of health and wellness studies at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Binghamton = Bingham (opaque) = Bingham + ton
The place name is formed from a surname plus the place-name suffix '-ton', but the sense 'a city' is a proper-name assignment not derivable by a B1 learner from the parts.
Etymology
Binghamton comes from the family name Bingham plus the ending -ton, which means 'town', so it originally meant 'Bingham's town' and was named after a landowner who owned the area.