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Hamptonshire

Hamptonshire proper noun: hampshire (county in England).

Proper noun

Hamptonshire

  1. (archaic) Hampshire (county in England)

Origin of Hamptonshire

From Middle English Hampteschire with remodelling after Southampton or Old English Hāmtūnsċīr. By surface analysis, Hampton + -shire.

Questions about Hamptonshire

What does Hamptonshire mean?
Hamptonshire means hampshire (county in England).
What part of speech is Hamptonshire?
Hamptonshire is a proper noun.

Words near Hamptonshire in the dictionary

  1. Hampton's humps
  2. Hamptonburgh
  3. Hamptonian
  4. Hamptonians
  5. Hamptons
  6. Hamptonshire
  7. HAMR
  8. Hamre
  9. Hamres
  10. Hamric
  11. Hamrick

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