Hampshire
Syllables: Hamp·shire/ˈhæmpʃɪə/US/ˈhæmpʃɪɹ/
Hampshire proper noun: 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. Also the ellipsis of Hampshire County.
Proper noun
Hampshire (countable and uncountable, plural Hampshires)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- County of Southampton, Hamptonshire, Hants, Southamptonshire
- A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A locality in Burnie City council area and the Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.
- A surname.
Noun
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.
Also used as
Hampshire is also the ellipsis of Hampshire County.
Hampshire meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Telugu
Hampshire in Hindi
- county in the south of England
- हॅम्प्शिर hĕmpśir
Hampshire in Marathi
- county in the south of England
- हँपशायर hĕmpśāyar
Hampshire in Urdu
- county in the south of England
- ہیمپشائر haimpśāir
Hampshire in Telugu
- county in the south of England
- హ్యామ్ప్శిర్ hyāmpśir
More languagesFewer languages
- Hampshire in Kannada
- ಹ್ಯಾಮ್ಪ್ಶಿರ್ hyāmpśir
- Hampshire in Gujarati
- હૅમ્પ્શિર hěmpśir
- Hampshire in Arabic
- هَامْبْشِير hāmbšīr
- Hampshire in Persian
- همپشر
- Hampshire in Thai
- แฮมป์เชอร์ haem-cher
Synonyms of Hampshire
Forms of Hampshire
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Hampshires |
| Noun | |
| plural | Hampshires |
Origin of Hampshire
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.
Words formed from Hampshire
Questions about Hampshire
- What does Hampshire mean?
- Hampshire means 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.
- What is Hampshire in Hindi?
- Hampshire in Hindi is हॅम्प्शिर (hĕmpśir). See Hampshire meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Hampshire?
- Hampshire can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Hampshire?
- Hampshire is pronounced /ˈhæmpʃɪə/ (UK).
Words near Hampshire in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Hampshire (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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