Meaning of Berkshire | Babel Free
ˈbɑːk.ʃəDefinitions
- An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
- A breed of pig from Berkshire county.
- Numerous places in the United States:
- A community in Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement.
- A town in Tioga County, New York.
- An unincorporated community and township in Delaware County, Ohio.
- A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
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Examples
“My convention diary is unusually disjointed, since I was mingily commuting from Berkshire rather than pay⟳ £65 per night for a single room.”
“Erie, always an interesting road to watch⟳, fortified itself in the late '20's with the largest roster of Berkshires in the land⟳, and these engines were easily able to sustain the road until dieselization …”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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