Hampshire
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English
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Etymology
[edit]English ham + shire (county), from Old English Hamtunscīr. The 'p' evolved phonetically between [m] and [sh], as with Thom'p'son.
The community in Prince Edward Island is named after the county in England. The name was inspired by nearby Wiltshire.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈhæmpʃɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈhæmpʃə(ɹ)/
Audio (UK): (file) - Hyphenation: Hamp‧shire
- Rhymes: -æmpʃɪə(ɹ), -æmpʃə(ɹ)
Proper noun
[edit]Hampshire (countable and uncountable, plural Hampshires)
- 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.
- A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- Ellipsis of Hampshire County.
- A surname.
Synonyms
[edit]Hampshire, England, UK
- County of Southampton (dated)
- Hamptonshire (dated)
- Hants (abbreviation)
- Southamptonshire (dated)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]county in the south of England
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Noun
[edit]Hampshire (plural Hampshires)
- A pig of a domestic breed characterized by erect ears, a black body, and a white band around the middle, covering the front legs.
Derived terms
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- English terms inherited from Old English
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- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/æmpʃɪə(ɹ)
- Rhymes:English/æmpʃɪə(ɹ)/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/æmpʃə(ɹ)
- Rhymes:English/æmpʃə(ɹ)/2 syllables
- English lemmas
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- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Hampshire, England
- en:Counties of England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Prince Edward Island
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Rural municipalities of Prince Edward Island
- en:Places in Prince Edward Island
- en:Places in Canada
- English ellipses
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