New Hampshire

American  

[hamp-sher, -sheer] / ˈhæmp ʃər, -ʃɪər /

noun

1. a state in the northeastern United States. 9,304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Concord. NH (for use with zip code), N.H.

2. one of an American breed of chestnut-red chickens raised for meat and eggs.

---

New Hampshire British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: N.H..   NH.  a state of the northeastern US: generally hilly. Capital: Concord. Pop: 1 287 687 (2003 est). Area: 23 379 sq km (9027 sq miles)

---

New Hampshire Cultural  

1. State in the northeastern United States; one of the New England states. Bordered by Quebec, Canada, to the north; Maine to the east; Massachusetts to the south; and Vermont to the west. Its capital is Concord, and its largest city is Manchester.

---

Discover More

One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• New Hampshireman
  noun
• New Hampshirite
  noun

Example Sentences

On a video call from her home near Aberfan, Gaynor spoke to children at Hampstead Middle School in New Hampshire.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Residents of Utah and Maryland can now use it to combat skyrocketing utility bills, and seven more states—Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont and Virginia—have recently passed laws to make it possible, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“It can go either to Michigan, New Hampshire, Georgia, Iowa, Alaska. Or it can go here to Texas, which is extremely expensive.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

It’s considering formal bids from 12 states, some familiar contenders like Iowa and New Hampshire, and others newcomers.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Not long afterward, early even for New Hampshire, snow came.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles