Hampshire
proper nounnounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈhæmpʃɪə//
- United Kingdom//ˈhæmpʃə//
- United States//ˈhæmpʃɪɹ//
- United States//ˈhæmpʃəɹ//
A placename A maritime county in the south of England, United Kingdom bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire, the English Channel and the Solent separating it from the Isle of Wight; the county town is Winchester.
proper noun
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A placename A maritime county in the south of England, United Kingdom bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire, the English Channel and the Solent separating it from the Isle of Wight; the county town is Winchester.
In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read “deport them, don’t support them” and “no apartments for illegals”.
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A placename A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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A placename A locality in Burnie City council area and the Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.
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A surname.
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Variant of Hampshire CountyA placename Ellipsis of Hampshire County.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Hampteschire, from Old English Hāmtūnsċīr, from Hāmtūn (“Southampton”) + sċīr (“shire”). For the development of epenthetic /p/, compare Thompson. The community in Prince Edward Island is named after the county in England. The name was inspired by nearby Wiltshire.
noun
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A pig of a domestic breed characterized by erect ears, a black body, and a white band around the middle, covering the front legs.
Forms
- plural
- Hampshires
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