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Bennington

name · noun · 17 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A surname.

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Meaning 2

A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Bear Lake County, Idaho.

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A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Edwards County, Illinois.

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Meaning 4

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Marshall County, Illinois.

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A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.

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Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Ottawa County, Kansas.

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Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Shiawassee County, Michigan.

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Meaning 8

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Mower County, Minnesota.

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Meaning 9

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Douglas County, Nebraska.

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Meaning 10

A number of places in the United States:

A town and census-designated place therein, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

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Meaning 11

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Wyoming County, New York.

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Meaning 12

A number of places in the United States:

Two townships in Ohio, in Licking County and Morrow County.

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Meaning 13

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Bryan County, Oklahoma.

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Meaning 14

A number of places in the United States:

A town and census-designated place therein, in Vermont, and one of the two shire towns of Bennington County. Named after Benning Wentworth.

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Meaning 15

A community in Zorra township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

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Meaning 16

A distinctive type of glazed ceramic marble, usually blue or brown.

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Qualifier: antiques

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Meaning 17

a town in southwestern Vermont

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Broader terms: town

History

Etymology

From Bennington, Vermont, headquarters of the Bennington Marble Company.

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