Bloomington
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- proper noun
- /ˈbluːmɪŋtən/
- And so my friends Jacob Foster and Erica Cardinal, who are at IU Bloomington now, run this program every summer at the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland.
- Bloomington, Indiana
- Bloomington University
- Bloomington: Indiana University Press
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I was at a convention that summer in in Bloomington, IN at the University of Indiana for the National Student Association.
- And I was at a convention that summer in in Bloomington, IN at the University of Indiana for the National Student Association.
- The And now I'm a professor at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.
- First of all, need to unpack my bags from going down to Bloomington.
Examples
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Yeah, Bloomington, I read about it.
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Before Berkeley, you attended high school in Bloomington, Indiana, in the late '90s.
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It's Monday, I just got home from Bloomington and we need to get to it.
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Most of you will only spend four years here... but to a lot of us, Bloomington is our home.
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Tomorrow is my opportunity, and I am going to Bloomington to see him.
Academic text (2000) -
I was born in Bloomington.
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I'm having dinner with a friend in Bloomington.
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Is this your first time in Bloomington, Dr. Gregg?
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Gary Pool is a freelance writer and editor living in Bloomington, Indiana.
Academic text (1997) -
I was born in Bloomington, a city known for its vibrant community.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Bloomington = blooming (semi-transparent) = bloom + ing + ton
The elements 'bloom' + '-ing' + '-ton' are visible, but as a place name the combination is a toponym and the element '-ton' meaning 'town' is archaic/less obvious to average learners.
Etymology
Bloomington comes from bloom ('a flower' or 'to grow') plus the ending -ton ('town'). So it is like the 'town of blooms', an easy image to remember that this is the name of a city.