Berk·shires

(bûrk′shîrz′, -shərz) also Berkshire Hills

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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Berk′shire Hills′

(ˈbɜrk ʃɪər, -ʃər)
n.pl.

a range of low mountains in W Massachusetts. Highest peak, 3505 ft. (1070 m). Also called Berk′shires.

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Berkshire Hills - a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area

Berkshires

Bay State, Massachusetts, Old Colony, MA - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies

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Smith's volume on the Berkshire Hills, these gentlemen, both reserved in nature, though near neighbours and often in the same company, were inclined to be shy of each other, partly, perhaps, through the knowledge that Melville had written a very appreciative review of 'Mosses from an Old Manse' for the New York Literary World, edited by their mutual friends, the Duyckincks.

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"He is reported in the neighbourhood of Albany--out towards the Berkshire Hills. He is moving from place to place and, as far as he can, organising the defence by telegraph and telephones The Asiatic air-fleet is trying to locate him.

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Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB) and SI Financial (SIFI) announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Berkshire will acquire SIFI and its subsidiary, Savings Institute Bank and Trust Company, in an all-stock transaction valued at $180M based on Berkshire's stock price as of the close of business on December 10, 2018.

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His hard work as a musician has paid off, as he has been accepted into the Berkshire Hills Music Academy in Massachusetts.

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The setting, in the lush Berkshire hills, makes for a tranquil atmosphere for dance performances.

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