Hampstead

[ hamp-stid, -sted ]

/ ˈhæmp stɪd, -stɛd /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Hampstead

hammy, Hampden, hamper, Hampshire, Hampshire Down, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Roads, hamshackle, hamster, hamster wheel

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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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