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Definition: Bennington

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A town in southwestern Vermont.[Wordnet]
2. A town in northwestern Vermont.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Bennington" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1779. (references)

Common Expressions: Bennington

Expressions Definition
Bennington (CDP), Vermont Bennington is a census-designated place located in Bennington County, Vermont. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 9,168. (references)
Bennington (town), Vermont Bennington is a town located in, and one of two shire towns of, Bennington County, Vermont. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 15,737. (references)
Bennington Battle Monument The Bennington Battle Monument is a 306' stone obelisk located at 15 Monument Circle, Bennington, Vermont, very close to the Catamount Tavern where Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys dwelt, and up the street from Robert Frost's grave. It is open 9am to 5pm, 7 days a week, mid-April to October 31. (references)
Bennington College Bennington College is a liberal arts college located in Bennington, Vermont. (references)
Bennington Free Library Bennington Free Library is a public library in Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont. (references)
Bennington Triangle The Bennington Triangle is an area of southwestern Vermont surrounding Glastenbury Mountain which is said by some to be a "window" area for paranormal phenomena. (references)
Geoffrey Bennington Geoffrey Bennington is Asa Griggs Candler Professor of French and Professor of Comparative Literature, Emory University, as well as a member of the International College of Philosophy. He is a literary critic and philosopher, perhaps best known as a scholar of Jacques Derrida and Jean-François Lyotard and general commentator on and participant in deconstruction. He has translated the work of Derrida and Lyotard into English. (references)
Long Bennington Long Bennington is a village in South Lincolnshire, England. It is equidistant from Newark-on-Trent (Notts) and Grantham (Lincs). (references)
Ron Bennington Ron Bennington is a stand-up comic and co-host of The Ron and Fez Show. Ron's radio career started on The Ron and Ron Show in Florida with co-host Ron Diaz. In 1997, the show disbanded and Ron teamed up with Fez Whatley to create The Ron and Fez Show. The show eventually moved to New York, although it spent two years broadcasting out of Washington D.C. exclusively. For several years, Ron owned a comedy club in Florida and in his early years spent time with the likes of famous stand-up comedians Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison. (references)
USS Bennington There have been at least two United States Navy ships named Bennington, named after the city of Bennington, Vermont, where was fought the Battle of Bennington on 16 August 1777. (references)
USS Bennington (CV-20) The second USS Bennington (CV-20) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. (references)
USS Bennington (PG-4) The first USS Bennington (PG-4), also known as "Gunboat No. 4", was a gunboat of the United States Navy. (references)
USS Bennington Monument The USS Bennington Monument is a sixty-foot granite obelisk in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, San Diego, California. It serves as a monument to the memory of the crew of the USS Bennington (PG-4), a gunboat of the United States Navy whose two boilers exploded on the morning of July 21, 1905. The explosion showered the vessel with live steam and scalding water, killing 60 men and burning an additional 40. The monument was dedicated some three years later on January 7, 1908. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Bennington


Bennington

Bennington may refer to:

People

  • Chester Bennington, lead singer of the band Linkin Park
  • Ron Bennington, co-host of the Ron and Fez radio show

Places in the United States

  • Bennington, Indiana
  • Bennington, Nebraska
  • Bennington, New Hampshire
  • Bennington, New York
  • Bennington, Vermont, the largest municipality with the name
    • North Bennington, Vermont
    • Old Bennington, Vermont
  • Bennington County, Vermont

Other

  • Battle of Bennington, near Bennington, Vermont
  • Bennington College, located in the town of Bennington, Vermont
  • USS Bennington

See also

  • Bennington Township

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Bennington". Image Credit.



Topics by Level of Interest: Bennington

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Bennington 90     Battle of Bennington 14
Bennington College 46     Bennington 90
USS Bennington 28     Bennington (CDP), Vermont 13
Chester Bennington 23     Bennington Banner 6
Bennington Township, Marshall County, Illinois 21     Bennington Battle Day 3
Bennington County, Vermont 21     Bennington Battle Monument 9
Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site 18     Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site 18
List of Registered Historic Places in Bennington County, Vermont 18     Bennington College 46
Bennington Township, Michigan 17     Bennington County, Vermont 21
USS Bennington (CV-20) 17     Bennington flag 9
Historical U.S. Census Totals for Bennington County, Vermont 15     Bennington Free Library 5
Bennington Township, Minnesota 15     Bennington High School 5
Battle of Bennington 14     Bennington High School (Bennington, Nebraska) 3
Bennington Township, Licking County, Ohio 14     Bennington Street 3
Bennington (CDP), Vermont 13     Bennington Township 2
Bennington Township, Morrow County, Ohio 12     Bennington Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa 12
Bennington Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa 12     Bennington Township, Licking County, Ohio 14
List of Bennington College people 12     Bennington Township, Marshall County, Illinois 21
Bennington Vermont Senate District, 2002-2012 10     Bennington Township, Michigan 17
Geoffrey Bennington 10     Bennington Township, Minnesota 15
Bennington Triangle 9     Bennington Township, Morrow County, Ohio 12
Bennington Battle Monument 9     Bennington Township, Ohio 2
Long Bennington 9     Bennington Triangle 9
Bennington flag 9     Bennington Vermont Senate District, 2002-2012 10
USS Bennington (PG-4) 9     Billy Bennington 4
Jimmy Bennington 7     Chester Bennington 23
Ron Bennington 6     Geoffrey Bennington 10
Bennington Banner 6     Historical U.S. Census Totals for Bennington County, Vermont 15
Bennington Free Library 5     Jimmy Bennington 7
Bennington High School 5     List of Bennington College people 12
Billy Bennington 4     List of Registered Historic Places in Bennington County, Vermont 18
Bennington Street 3     Long Bennington 9
USS Bennington Monument 3     Ron Bennington 6
Bennington High School (Bennington, Nebraska) 3     USS Bennington 28
Bennington Battle Day 3     USS Bennington (CV-20) 17
Bennington Township 2     USS Bennington (PG-4) 9
Bennington Township, Ohio 2     USS Bennington Monument 3

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Translations: Bennington

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 本宁顿陶器 (bennington), 本宁顿 (bennington). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, bennington. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 本寧頓 (bennington), 本寧頓陶器 (bennington). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, bennington. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew צ'סטר בנינגטון (Chester Bennington). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, bennington. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit צ'סטר בנינגטון (Chester Bennington). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, bennington. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Bennington

Language Translations for “bennington” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Bathagennathagingtathagon (Bennington). Additional references: Athag, bennington. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Bagennagingtagon (Bennington). Additional references: Double Dutch, bennington. (volunteer)
Leet 6&/\//\/|/\/910/\/ (Bennington). Additional references: Leet, bennington. (volunteer)
Oppish Bopennopingtopon (Bennington). Additional references: Oppish, bennington. (volunteer)
Pig Latin enningtonbay (bennington). Additional references: Pig Latin, bennington. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Bubennubingtubon (Bennington). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, bennington. (volunteer)
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