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Southampton County

Southampton County proper noun: one of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Courtland.

Proper noun

Southampton County

  1. One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Courtland.

Origin of Southampton County

Named either after Southampton in England or Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton.

Questions about Southampton County

What does Southampton County mean?
Southampton County means one of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Courtland.
What part of speech is Southampton County?
Southampton County is a proper noun.

Words near Southampton County in the dictionary

  1. southabout
  2. Southall
  3. Southalls
  4. Southam
  5. Southampton
  6. Southampton County
  7. Southampton elm
  8. Southampton elms
  9. Southampton Island
  10. Southampton Six
  11. Southampton Water

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