name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Hershey
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US: /ˈhɝʃi/
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CMU ARPABET: HH ER1 SH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States, named for J. H. Hershey, a pioneer settler.
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name
Meaning 3
Any of the company towns named for and operated by the Hershey Company.
A census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States.
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name
Meaning 4
Any of the company towns named for and operated by the Hershey Company.
An unincorporated community in California, United States.
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name
Meaning 5
Any of the company towns named for and operated by the Hershey Company.
A village in Mayabeque, Cuba, also known as Camilo Cienfuegos.
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noun
Meaning 6
A confection produced by The Hershey Company.
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noun
Meaning 7
an industrial town to the east of Harrisburg
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Broader terms: town
noun
Meaning 8
United States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945)
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Synonyms: Milton Snavely Hershey
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Broader terms: confectioner, candymaker, philanthropist, altruist
History
Etymology
From Hercé in Normandy. The villages are named after The Hershey Company, which is named after its founder, Milton S. Hershey.
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