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Bellingham

Bellingham

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A city in northwest Washington State near the Canadian border
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbɛlɪŋhæm/
: Bellingham
  • I visited Bellingham last summer and enjoyed the beautiful views of the bay.
  • Bellingham, Washington
  • Bellingham, WA
  • University in Bellingham

John Cadman, who is a marine engineer out in Bellingham, WA who's a supporter of that.

Examples

  • We are here to serve all your real estate needs in Bellingham and the surrounding communities.

    Blog text (18)

  • There have been 12 homes listed for sale during the past month in Bellingham, MA.

    Blog text (18)

  • The state cops have to go through Bellingham before they get here.

    A Dangerous Man (2009)

  • In the community of Bellingham, MA, in the past month, there have been 13 homes sold.

    Blog text (18)

  • Well, I live in East Bellingham.

    A Dangerous Man (2009)

  • Next she tried the information operator in Bellingham, Washington.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The 2013 program will run from June 29 to July 26 in Bellingham, Washington.

    Blog text (21)

  • The Lummi Nation is a larger tribe of about 3,100 located near Bellingham, Washington.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Analysis for nutrients, metals, and bacteriology was performed by Avocet Laboratories of Bellingham, Washington.

    Academic text (1996)

  • To the north, on the way to Bellingham and Canada, is the Skagit Valley where bulb growers' farms dot the landscape.

    Academic text (1994)

Surface Forms

Bellingham main

Etymology

Bellingham comes from two parts, Belling and ham, and ham means 'home' or 'village', like the common word 'home'. It originally meant the 'home of Belling's people', and the city in Washington keeps that old place-name after Bellingham Bay.