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Berkshires   /bˈərkʃˌɪrz/  /bˈərkʃˌaɪrz/   Listen
Berkshires

noun
1.
A low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area.  Synonym: Berkshire Hills.






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"Berkshires" Quotes from Famous Books



... disappeared; but throughout at least ninety-five per cent, of its original area, it is now extinct. During the past thirty years I have roamed the woods of my state in several widely separated localities,—the Adirondacks, Catskills, Berkshires, western New York and elsewhere, and in all that time I have seen only three wild gray squirrels outside of ...
— Our Vanishing Wild Life - Its Extermination and Preservation • William T. Hornaday

... perfect whirl of gayety—dances, coaching parties and what-not. Really, you would say that I was nothing but a frivolous butterfly of fashion. Next week I am going to the Ver Planks' with quite a party and we are to coach through the Berkshires. The Judsons are to be along and that pretty Miss Dow, of whom I was so jealous when you were here, do you remember? I met a Mr. Cockrell, who, it seems, was at Lawrenceville. He told me you were going to be a phenomenal football player, captain of the team next year, and all sorts ...
— The Varmint • Owen Johnson



Words linked to "Berkshires" :   mountain chain, ma, range of mountains, Old Colony, Massachusetts, chain, chain of mountains, range, mountain range, Bay State



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