Hampshire

[ hamp-sher, -sheer ]

noun

1. Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1,460 sq. mi. (3,780 sq. km).
2. Also called Hampshire Down. one of an English breed of sheep having a dark face, ears, and legs, noted for the rapid growth of its lambs.
3. one of an English breed of black hogs having a broad band of white over the shoulders and front legs.

Hampshire

¹

/ ˈhæmpʃə /

noun

1. HampshireSir Stuart19142004MBritishPHILOSOPHY: philosopher Sir Stuart. 1914–2004, British philosopher: his publications include Thought and Action (1959), Two Theories of Morality (1977), and Innocence and Experience (1989)

Hampshire

²

/ -ʃə; ˈhæmpˌʃɪə /

noun

1. a county of S England, on the English Channel: crossed by the Hampshire Downs and the South Downs, with the New Forest in the southwest and many prehistoric and Roman remains: the geographical and ceremonial county includes Portsmouth and Southampton, which became independent unitary authorities in 1997. Administrative centre: Winchester. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 1 251 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 3679 sq km (1420 sq miles) Hants

Example Sentences

About 40 residents have been moved to temporary accommodation in Dorset, Hampshire and West Sussex.

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The gang finds him holed up in a New Hampshire factory of a company Guillermo’s firm just finished gutting, babbling incoherently like Col.

From Salon

Hampshire are among the eight counties selected to compete in Tier One of the sport's new structure, along with Durham, Essex, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey and Warwickshire.

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He added that his family had been welcomed in by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary in recent years.

From BBC

The 27-year-old Gen-Zer made a bid to become the youngest woman ever elected to the US Congress in 2022, to represent a seat in her home state of New Hampshire, but fell short.

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