Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region of wooded hills in western Massachusetts rising to 1,064 m (3,491 ft). The Berkshires contain numerous resorts, state parks, and forests.
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Examples
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If you've never headed north to Massachusetts to sample the shows put on by the many first-rate summer theater festivals that call the Berkshires home, get wise and start here.
Joy in Runyonland Terry Teachout 2011
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As long as you can appreciate the fickle New England weather, the Berkshires are a wonderful place to live.
The Shadow Market Eric J.Weiner 2010
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But Bostoners, we won't advise a three-day jaunt to Santa Barbara, as beautiful as it may be, and the Berkshires are a bit of a hike for residents of Washington, D.C. For each metro area, we planned two getaways, each no more than a three-hour drive away.
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Of the many good types, the Berkshire, Essex, and Poland China seem to be the most popular here in the South; in fact, the Berkshires are my choice.
From Captivity to Fame or The Life of George Washington Carver Raleigh Howard Merritt 1929
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"The Berkshires was a pretty great place to grow up and Pittsfield was at the heart of it," she said.
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The creative cash is called "BerkShares," a play on words, referring to the mountainous region called the Berkshires, where businesses and citizens have come together to support each other in these tough economic times.
FOXNews.com 2009
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The Berkshires has been a famous upper class vacation spot for over a hundred years, beginning with families like the Rockefellers and the Hearsts.
QueerClick 2009
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The creative cash is called "BerkShares," a play on words, referring to the mountainous region called the Berkshires, where businesses and citizens have come together to support each other in these tough economic times.
FOXNews.com 2009
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The Berkshires has been a famous upper class vacation spot for over a hundred years, beginning with families like the Rockefellers and the Hearsts.
QueerClick 2009
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"Sharp, quirky, and occasionally nettlesome", Walking the Berkshires is my personal blog, an eclectic weaving of human narrative, natural history, and conservation science with the Berkshire and Litchfield Hills as both its backdrop and point of departure.
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