Eastleigh

[ eest-lee ]

/ ˈist li /

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noun

a borough in Hampshire, S England.

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Words nearby Eastleigh

East Islip, East Kilbride, Eastlake, Eastland, East Lansing, Eastleigh, East Liverpool, East London, East Longmeadow, East Los Angeles, East Lothian

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How to use Eastleigh in a sentence

The story begins in the slums of Eastleigh, a sprawling suburb of Nairobi in Kenya and home to a huge Somali community.
Fake Somali Pirates Scam Western Journalists|Jamal Osman|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Eastleigh constituency had been held by the Liberal Democrats.
A Bad Night for British Conservatives|David Frum|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By this time the police will have learned the truth, and I shouldn't be at all surprised if the train is searched at Eastleigh.
The Beautiful White Devil|Guy Boothby
Mile after mile sped by, and soon we had passed Winchester and were drawing close to Eastleigh.
The Beautiful White Devil|Guy Boothby

The train was an express, stopping only at Basingstoke and Eastleigh.
Long Live the King|Guy Boothby

British Dictionary definitions for Eastleigh

Eastleigh

/ (ˈiːstˌliː) /

noun

a town in S England, in S Hampshire: railway engineering industry. Pop: 52 894 (2001)

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