New Hampshire

[ hamp-sher, -sheer ]

noun

1. a state in the northeastern United States. 9,304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). : Concord. : NH (for use with zip code), N.H.
2. one of an American breed of chestnut-red chickens raised for meat and eggs.

New Hampshire

noun

1. a state of the northeastern US: generally hilly. Capital: Concord. Pop: 1 287 687 (2003 est). Area: 23 379 sq km (9027 sq miles) AbbreviationN.H.with zip codeNH

New Hampshire

1. State in the northeastern United States; one of the New England states. Bordered by Quebec , Canada , to the north; Maine to the east; Massachusetts to the south; and Vermont to the west. Its capital is Concord, and its largest city is Manchester.

Notes

One of the thirteen colonies .

Other Words From

• New Hampshir·ite [hamp, -sh, uh, -rahyt], New Hampshire·man noun

Example Sentences

A native of New Hampshire, Leavitt studied communications and political science at Saint Anselm College, a Catholic college in her home state.

From BBC

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

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.

From BBC

But among the kind of conservative voters who choose their party’s nominee in early voting states like Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, it became a moment to rally around their party’s embattled leader.

From BBC

Investigators also have suspected Alcala — who was sentenced to death in 2010 — in other murders in California, Washington state, New York, New Hampshire and Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times