Southampton
Henry Wri·othes·ley [rahy-uhths-lee], /ˈraɪ əθs li/, 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.
a former administrative county in S England: a part of Hampshire.
a town on SE Long Island, in SE New York: resort town.
a seaport in Hampshire county in S England.
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When reached for comment, NHS and the Southampton General Hospital refused to comment on the case because of privacy issues.
Desperate Parents Arrested After Fleeing Britain For Other Treatment Options for Son in Europe | Barbie Latza Nadeau | September 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe day before the steamer reached Southampton, Mamma asked her if she would not like to see the ayah again.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingThe road from London to Southampton is one of the oldest in the Kingdom and passes many places of historic interest.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyBut one would linger long on the way if hePg 83 paused at every landmark on the Southampton road.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyLeaving the city, we crossed Southampton Water on a steam ferry which was guided by a chain stretched from bank to bank.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy
They would set our Portsmouth or Southampton boatmen an example rather to be wondered at than followed.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell
British Dictionary definitions for Southampton (1 of 2)
/ (saʊθˈæmptən, -ˈhæmp-) /
a port in S England, in Southampton unitary authority, Hampshire on Southampton Water (an inlet of the English Channel): chief English passenger port; university (1952); shipyards and oil refinery. Pop: 234 224 (2001)
a unitary authority in S England, in Hampshire. Pop: 221 100 (2003 est). Area: 49 sq km (19 sq miles)
British Dictionary definitions for Southampton (2 of 2)
/ (saʊθˈæmptən, -ˈhæmp-) /
3rd Earl of, title of Henry Wriothesley. 1573–1624, English courtier and patron of Shakespeare, who dedicated Venus and Adonis (1593) and The Rape of Lucrece (1594) to him: sentenced to death (1601) for his part in the Essex rebellion but reprieved
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