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Cavendish
Cavendish is the name of several places.
- Cavendish, Suffolk, England
- Cavendish, Bermuda
- Cavendish, Vermont
Cavendish is also the surname of a British noble family descended from Sir William Cavendish, which has held the following peerages:
The scientist Henry Cavendish, for whom the Cavendish Laboratory is named, is also a member of this family.
Cavendish is also the name of the dominant commercial variety of banana.
Margaret Cavendish was an English philosopher from the 17th century.
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