Amherst

(ămˈərst, -hərst)

1. A town of western Massachusetts northeast of Northampton. Amherst College (established 1821) and the main campus of the University of Massachusetts (1863) are here. Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst and lived in the town her entire life. Population: 34,000.
2. A town of western New York, a suburb of Buffalo. Population: 117,000.

(ămˈərst), Jeffrey. Baron Amherst. 1717-1797.