Hampstead

[ hamp-stid, -sted ]

/ ˈhæmp stɪd, -stɛd /

noun

a former borough of London, England, now part of Camden.

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Example sentences from the Web for hampstead

He himself said that he only wrote for fun, to pass time, but no matter, he was turned into a heavy Hampstead cult.
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It's in the garden of their house, which is on the edge of Hampstead Heath.
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In Hampstead, he leapt onto the counter of the jam-packed Beantown Cafe so that curious voters could see him speak.
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Romance can be found in a quiet spot in Rome, and in searching for ghosts in the Hampstead streets.
Adventures of An Unromantic Biographer|Daisy Hay|July 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST

One day I abandoned my paper-filled study to wander the streets of Hampstead, where several of my subjects had lived.
Adventures of An Unromantic Biographer|Daisy Hay|July 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Henry talks of a drive to Hampstead, which may interfere with it.
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Hampstead of course obeyed his father's injunctions, and went down to Trafford instantly, leaving his sister alone at Hendon Hall.
Marion Fay|Anthony Trollope
Crocker had hardly got beyond the grounds when Hampstead did in truth return.
Marion Fay|Anthony Trollope
Anything more unlike the popular conception of an asylum than the establishment at Hampstead can scarcely be imagined.
The Silent House|Fergus Hume
But when one lives in Hampstead one has to forego many delightful friendships; and then he grew to be such a tremendous swell!
The Martian|George Du Maurier

British Dictionary definitions for hampstead

Hampstead

/ (ˈhæmpstɪd) /

noun

a residential district in N London: part of the Greater London borough of Camden since 1965; nearby is Hampstead Heath, a popular recreation area

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