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Hampshire en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈhæmpʃəɹ/ (General-American)
(UK) audio
/ˈhæmpʃɪɹ/ (General-American)
/ˈhæmpʃɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈhæmpʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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.

Meanings

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

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Hampshires	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Hamprace

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Hampshire en · PROPN

Pronunciation

/ˈhæmpʃəɹ/ (General-American)
(UK) audio
/ˈhæmpʃɪɹ/ (General-American)
/ˈhæmpʃɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈhæmpʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) 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”. 2024 August 1, Josh Halliday, Neha Gohil, “Police in England urged to protect mosques as far right plans more rallies”, in The Guardian:
(countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
(countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A locality in Burnie City council area and the Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A placename ▸ Ellipsis of Hampshire County.
alt of Hampshire County
(countable, uncountable) A surname.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Hampshires	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Hampshire County · Hampshirite · East Hampshire · New Hampshire

Synonyms

County of Southampton (Hampshire, England, UK) · Southamptonshire (Hampshire, England, UK) · Hamptonshire (Hampshire, England, UK) · Hants (Hampshire, England, UK)

Translations (35)

ru Гэмпшир (county in the south of England) · fr Hampshire (county in the south of England) · cmn 漢普郡 /汉普郡 (county in the south of England) · kn ಹ್ಯಾಮ್ಪ್ಶಿರ್ (county in the south of England) · ko 햄프셔 주 (county in the south of England) · gu હૅમ્પ્શિર (county in the south of England) · mr हँपशायर (county in the south of England) · la provincia Hantonensis or Hamtonensis (county in the south of England) · de Hampshire (county in the south of England) · chr ᎭᎻᏒ (county in the south of England) · fa همپشر (county in the south of England) · ang Hāmtūnscīr (county in the south of England) · hi हॅम्प्शिर (county in the south of England) · yue 咸普郡 (county in the south of England) · lv Hempšīra (county in the south of England) · ug Xampishir (county in the south of England) · be Хэ́мпшыр (county in the south of England) · fy Hampshire (county in the south of England) · la Hantonia (county in the south of England) · yi האַמפּשיר (county in the south of England) · lt Hampšyras (county in the south of England) · uk Гемпшир (county in the south of England) · th แฮมป์เชอร์ (county in the south of England) · pnb ہیمپشائر (county in the south of England) · enm Hampteschire (county in the south of England) · it Hampshire (county in the south of England) · ja ハンプシャー (county in the south of England) · ar هَامْبْشِير (county in the south of England) · ur ہیمپشائر (county in the south of England) · sco Hampshire (county in the south of England) · bg Хампшър (county in the south of England) · pl Hampshire (county in the south of England) · te హ్యామ్ప్శిర్ (county in the south of England) · he המפשייר (county in the south of England) · ka ჰემფშირი (county in the south of England)

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