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Foster
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foster
English
Etymology
English surname, reduced from en Forster; also from the noun en foster.
Pronunciation
en ɒstə(ɹ) 2
Proper noun
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en English occupations Forster.
en Kevin Dupont METS GAIN SPLIT; STAUB TIES MARK w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/27/sports/mets-gain-split-staub-ties-mark.html 1983-06-27 The Mets got that four-run cushion in the seventh when George Foster stepped in as a pinch-hitter and hit a two-run homer for the 5-1 final. https://web.archive.org/web/20150524142508/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/27/sports/mets-gain-split-staub-ties-mark.html
en male surnames.
A placename
en number of places c/USA:
en former settlement co/San Diego County s/California.
en unincorporated community co/Warren County s/Indiana.
en unincorporated community co/Bracken County s/Kentucky.
en twp/and/unincorporated community therein, in co/Big Stone County s/Minnesota.
en village co/Bates County s/Missouri ; named for Ohio governor Charles Foster (Ohio politician) Charles Foster.
en village co/Pierce County s/Nebraska ; named for George Foster, original owner of town's site.
en town co/Garvin County s/Oklahoma.
en unincorporated community partly in city/Sweet Home co/Linn County s/Oregon.
en town co/Providence County s/Rhode Island ; named for Rhode Island statesman Theodore Foster. TopoZone: Foster, Rhode Island
en town co/Clark County s/Wisconsin.
en unincorporated community town:pref/Clear Creek co/Eau Claire County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of other <<townships>>, including in <<s/Illinois>> (2), <<s/Michigan>>, <<s/Minnesota>> (1 more), <<s/Pennsylvania>> (3), and <<s/South Dakota>>, listed under Foster Township.
en village town:pref/Brome Lake rcomun/Brome-Missisquoi southern p/Quebec c/Canada.
en town in South Gippsland Shire, south-east s/Victoria c/Australia.
en Foster County.
Derived terms
en Foster County Foster Kennedy syndrome Foster North Mount Foster pseudo-Foster Kennedy syndrome G. Rapids
References
Anagrams
en eforst Forest Forets Fortes fetors forest forset fortes fortés froste softer