Southampton

American  

[south-amp-tuhn, -hamp-] / saʊθˈæmp tən, -ˈhæmp- /

noun

1. Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.

2. a former administrative county in S England: a part of Hampshire.

3. a town on SE Long Island, in SE New York: resort town.

4. a seaport in Hampshire county in S England.

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Southampton ¹ British  

/ saʊθˈæmptən, -ˈhæmp- /

noun

1. 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)

2. a unitary authority in S England, in Hampshire. Pop: 221 100 (2003 est). Area: 49 sq km (19 sq miles)

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Southampton ² British  

/ saʊθˈæmptən, -ˈhæmp- /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

The airline has received special permission to fly Crush passenger side to Southampton where she will continue her rehabilitation.

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From Southampton, Crush will be taken to the Sealife centre at Weymouth in Dorset.

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Gilbert, who trained at the University of Southampton, told an earlier hearing that he now wanted to be an "ambassador for change in challenging power imbalances between senior and junior colleagues".

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Steve said that while working for a subcontractor he was sent from Gatwick to Southampton "more than once", and that he drove an average of 275 miles a day - half of which was without a passenger in his car.

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Taylor Harwood-Bellis switched to Southampton for £20m.

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