Northampton

American  

[nawr-thamp-tuhn, nawrth-hamp-] / nɔrˈθæmp tən, nɔrθˈhæmp- /

noun

1. a city in Northamptonshire, in central England.

2. a city in central Massachusetts.

3. Northamptonshire.

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Northampton British  

/ nɔːθˈhæmp-, nɔːˈθæmptən /

noun

1. a town in central England, administrative centre of Northamptonshire, on the River Nene: footwear and engineering industries. Pop: 189 474 (2001)

2. short for Northamptonshire

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Example Sentences

Smith and outside centre Tommy Freeman are both at Northampton, although Freeman is more usually deployed on the wing, rather than midfield, at club level.

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When Worcester went into administration in autumn 2022, both soon picked up new clubs with Atkinson heading to Gloucester and Smith signed by Northampton.

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Northampton's Fin Smith is in line to start at fly-half in place of George Ford while Gloucester's Seb Atkinson is poised to be England's inside centre in Rome.

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John Henry, 71, from Northampton, who is on holiday with his family, was at a shopping centre when they got an air raid alert.

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Elsewhere, George Furbank has returned to Northampton and will play in the Premiership Rugby Cup this weekend, and could provide a creative outlet from full-back if he proves his fitness with the Saints.

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