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Southamptonshire

Southamptonshire proper noun: hampshire (county in England).

Proper noun

Southamptonshire

  1. (archaic) Hampshire (county in England)

Origin of Southamptonshire

From Old English Suðhamtunscir, equivalent to Southampton + shire.

Questions about Southamptonshire

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

Words near Southamptonshire in the dictionary

  1. Southampton Island
  2. Southampton Six
  3. Southampton Water
  4. Southamptonian
  5. Southamptonians
  6. Southamptonshire
  7. Southams
  8. southard
  9. Southards
  10. Southaven
  11. Southbank

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