Hastings
1 of 3biographical name (1)
Has·tings
ˈhā-stiŋz 
1st Marquess of 1754–1826
Francis Rawdon-Hastings
ˈrȯ-dᵊn-ˈhā-stiŋz
British general and colonial administrator
British general and colonial administrator
Hastings
2 of 3biographical name (2)
Warren 1732–1818 English statesman and administrator in India
Hastings
3 of 3geographical name
Has·tings
ˈhā-stiŋz
1
resort town on the Strait of Dover in east Sussex, southeastern England population 78,100
Note: Ten miles northwest of the town of Hastings is the scene of the battle of Hastings, in which William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, defeated the English King, Harold II, on October 14, 1066.
2
city in southern Nebraska population 24,907
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“Hastings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hastings. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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