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Northants

UK/ˈnɔː(ɹ)θ.hænts/

Northants is the abbreviation of Northamptonshire.

Meaning of Northamptonshire

Proper noun

Northamptonshire

  1. A midland county of England. County town Northampton, bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.
    • Rutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices.2024 November 19, Nicola Venning, “Welcome to the Notswolds”, in Country Life, archived from the original on 14 May 2025
    Synonyms:
    Northants

Questions about Northants

What is Northants the abbreviation of?
Northants is the abbreviation of Northamptonshire.
How do you pronounce Northants?
Northants is pronounced /ˈnɔː(ɹ)θ.hænts/ (UK).

Words near Northants in the dictionary

  1. Northamptonian
  2. Northamptonians
  3. Northamptonshire
  4. Northams
  5. Northangera
  6. Northants
  7. Northavon
  8. Northaw
  9. Northaw and Cuffley
  10. Northbeach
  11. Northboro

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Northants (page history and authors); Northamptonshire (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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