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An English surname originating as an occupation, variant of Forster.
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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.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A former settlement in San Diego County, California.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Warren County, Indiana.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A village in Bates County, Missouri; named for Ohio governor Charles Foster.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A village in Pierce County, Nebraska; named for George Foster, original owner of town's site.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Garvin County, Oklahoma.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community partly in Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Providence County, Rhode Island; named for Rhode Island statesman Theodore Foster.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Clear Creek, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, including in Illinois (2), Michigan, Minnesota (1 more), Pennsylvania (3), and South Dakota, listed under Foster Township.
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A placename A village in the town of Brome Lake, Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, southern Quebec, Canada.
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A placename A town in South Gippsland Shire, south-east Victoria, Australia.
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