Hampshire
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4.1
- proper noun
- /ˈhæmpʃə/
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condado de Hampshire
- Many tourists visit Hampshire to enjoy its beautiful coastline.
- Vyne, Hampshire
They sent Counterterrorism Command and SEAM in Hampshire because they said I was a risk to this country.
- They sent Counterterrorism Command and SEAM in Hampshire because they said I was a risk to this country.
- There's one, there's a Tory MP from Portsmouth, Hampshire, sorry, Southampton, his account's been frozen for a year.
- I had one English and I applied and got in, applied for Hampshire and the Met and the Met said yes, Hampshire said yes, you've been in the year.
Examples
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The historical sites in Hampshire attract visitors from around the world.
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I was born in Hampshire, where I still live today.
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That may have been the line, as you point out in New Hampshire, a bridge too far.
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That was a choice we made to, to remain in New Hampshire as the home base for the family.
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I was coming down to Hampshire to stay with my parents for a few days.
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I was born in New Hampshire.
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I'm off to New Hampshire, actually.
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Raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, he quickly earned the reputation as class clown at his high school.
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Now, why was Bernie Sanders going to New Hampshire to give a speech?
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It's Christmas Eve for politicians in New Hampshire and you all get to play Sam Claus.
Synonyms
A short form for the English county of Hampshire
Compounds
A large British sheep with a dark face and a thick coat that people keep for meat and wool
Surface Forms
Morphology
Hampshire = Hampton (semi-transparent) = hamp + shire
The suffix '-shire' clearly marks a county, but the initial element ('hamp', from the place name Hampton) is not a meaningful lexical item for most learners.
Etymology
Hampshire comes from old English parts ham meaning 'home' and -shire meaning 'county', so the name originally meant 'the county of the home settlement'.