Definitions for Bethune
bəˈθyun, -ˈθunbethune

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bethune, Mary McLeod Bethunenoun

   United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955)

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1. Béthune

   Béthune (French pronunciation: ​[betyn] ; archaic Dutch: Betun and Bethwyn historically in English) is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department.

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1. bethune

   Bethune is a name and it can refer to several things, including: 1) Places: Bethune is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. 2) People: It may refer to several people such as Mary McLeod Bethune, an American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian and rights activist; or Norman Bethune, a Canadian physician and medical innovator. 3) Institutions: It could also refer to Bethune-Cookman University, a private historically black university in Daytona Beach, Florida, named after Mary McLeod Bethune. 4) Ships: HMCS Bethune, a Royal Canadian Navy corvette of the Flower class, named after Norman Bethune. The specific meaning of 'Bethune' would depend on the context in which it is used.

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1. Bethune

   Bethune is a Statutory Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 237 at the 2010 census. It has access with Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 24.

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1. bethune

   A town of France, in the department Pas-de-Calais; it is strongly fortified, part of the works and the citadel having been constructed by Vauban; taken by the French in 1645; retaken by the allies in 1710, but was restored to France by the treaty of Utrecht, 1714.

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1. BETHUNE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bethune is ranked #9437 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bethune surname appeared 3,447 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Bethune.
   
   54.6% or 1,883 total occurrences were White.
   39.2% or 1,352 total occurrences were Black.
   2.9% or 103 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 66 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 22 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 21 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Educator

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Bethune?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Bethune in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bethune in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bethune in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Bethune in a Sentence

1. Dominic Whitehead:

   Dr. Bethune stood for education for all people, before giving a message, I think you need to hear the message and hear what HBCUs are about and the issues that affect us.

2. Nancy Lohman:

   Mary McLeod Bethune was Mary McLeod Bethune, she fought for African American rights, African American rights. When she saw a problem, she got involved to help create a solution.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bethune
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethune
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Bethune
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Bethune