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Bend
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bend
English
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Etymology
Most places get their name from bends in rivers.
Proper noun
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en ghost town/and/former railway community in central p/British Columbia c/Canada. Named after a 90-degree curve in the railway line.
en CDP co/Tehama County s/California c/USA.
en ucomm co/Maries County s/Missouri c/USA.
en city/county seat co/Deschutes County s/Oregon c/USA.
Revenge of the Ski Bums John Branch Jan. 23, 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/mt-bachelor-ski-resort.html Many locals thought doing so contradicted the democratic spirit of skiing, where strangers sharing a lift chair might include both billionaires with second homes in Bend and ski bums living in vans. https://archive.ph/n6RXQ 2025-02-04
en ucomm co/Meade County s/South Dakota c/USA.
en ucomm co/Lampasas County and co/San Saba County s/Texas c/USA.
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Derived terms
en East Bend
Anagrams
en bden D. Neb.