keene

/K IY1 N/
noun
  1. 1

    A city, the county seat of Cheshire County, New Hampshire; named for British diplomat Benjamin Keene.

  2. 2

    A town in New York; named for the city in New Hampshire.

  3. 3

    A city in Texas.

  4. 4

    A census-designated place in Kern County, California; named for financier James P. Keene.

  5. 5

    A city in Kentucky; named for the city in New Hampshire.

  6. 6

    An English surname from Old English, a variant of Keen.

  7. 7

    A surname from Irish, a variant of Keane.

  8. 8

    An unincorporated community in Ohio; named for the city in New Hampshire.

  9. 9

    An unincorporated community in Virginia.

  10. 10

    An unincorporated community in Wisconsin; named for early settlers Valentine and Kate Keene.

  11. 11

    An unincorporated community in Kansas.

  12. 12

    An unincorporated community in Nebraska.

  13. 13

    An unincorporated community in North Dakota.

adjective
  1. 1

    Obsolete form of keen. [(chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.]