Hampstead
[hamp-stid, -sted]
- a former borough of London, England, now part of Camden.
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Examples from the Web for hampstead
Contemporary Examples
He himself said that he only wrote for fun, to pass time, but no matter, he was turned into a heavy Hampstead cult.
It's in the garden of their house, which is on the edge of Hampstead Heath.
In Hampstead, he leapt onto the counter of the jam-packed Beantown Cafe so that curious voters could see him speak.
Jon Huntsman’s Timely Jump Before New Hampshire’s Presidential PrimaryPatricia Murphy
January 9, 2012
Romance can be found in a quiet spot in Rome, and in searching for ghosts in the Hampstead streets.
One day I abandoned my paper-filled study to wander the streets of Hampstead, where several of my subjects had lived.
Historical Examples
There's a couple I know, called Haverstock, living out at Hampstead.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
The parish of Hampstead was originally included in that of Hendon.
Hampstead and MaryleboneGeraldine Edith Mitton
It was about this site that some of the first houses in Hampstead were built.
Hampstead and MaryleboneGeraldine Edith Mitton
Henry talks of a drive to Hampstead, which may interfere with it.
Jane Austen, Her Life and LettersWilliam Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh
"What you want to practise is the ordinary Hampstead Straight," I said.
Once a WeekAlan Alexander Milne
Hampstead
- 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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