Hampshire

[hamp-sher, -sheer]

noun

1. Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1,460 sq. mi. (3,780 sq. km).

2. Also called Hampshire Down. one of an English breed of sheep having a dark face, ears, and legs, noted for the rapid growth of its lambs.

3. one of an English breed of black hogs having a broad band of white over the shoulders and front legs.

Hampshire

¹

/ -ʃə, ˈhæmpˌʃɪə /

noun

1. Hants. a county of S England, on the English Channel: crossed by the Hampshire Downs and the South Downs, with the New Forest in the southwest and many prehistoric and Roman remains: the geographical and ceremonial county includes Portsmouth and Southampton, which became independent unitary authorities in 1997. Administrative centre: Winchester. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 1 251 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 3679 sq km (1420 sq miles)

Hampshire

²

/ ˈhæmpʃə /

noun

1. Sir Stuart. 1914–2004, British philosopher: his publications include Thought and Action (1959), Two Theories of Morality (1977), and Innocence and Experience (1989)

Example Sentences

PH: "So why don't you fight the mergers in Hampshire, which are causing all sorts of concerns?"

From BBC

It was fitting that 23-year-old Albert, who has enjoyed a breakthrough season for Hampshire, starred in the final albeit in a losing cause.

From BBC

Multiple water tankers have been filmed both day and night by local residents filling up from standpipes in part of neighbouring Hampshire where a drought order is in place.

From BBC

There, the group laid out its goal of establishing the six states of New England – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont – as white-only.

From Salon

“It’s the same process. It’s identical,” Brown says on a video call from his home library in New Hampshire.

From Los Angeles Times