Hamptons
proper nounattested in dialogue
A part of the East End of Long Island, New York.
proper noun
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A part of the East End of Long Island, New York.
As enviable as summer in the Hamptons can be -- stunning weather, beaches, greenery, produce, and yes, people -- autumn is when the east end of Long Island becomes truly magical.
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The Hamptons, the areas of Hampton, Hampton Hill, Hampton Court and Hampton Wick in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.
Etymology
After the common ending of its constituent towns, Southampton, East Hampton, etc. Southampton was the first to be named, possibly in honor of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, or alternatively because many of its inhabitants originated from Southampton, England.
Hamptons · A part of the East End of Long Island, New York.
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