Hampton

American  

[hamp-tuhn] / ˈhæmp tən /

noun

1. Lionel, 1908–2002, U.S. jazz vibraphonist.

2. Wade 1818–1902, Confederate general: U.S. senator 1879–91.

3. a city in SE Virginia, on Chesapeake Bay.

4. a town in SE New Hampshire.

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Hampton ¹ British  

/ ˈhæmptən /

noun

1. a city in SE Virginia, on the harbour of Hampton Roads on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 146 878 (2003 est)

2. a district of the Greater London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, on the River Thames: famous for Hampton Court Palace (built in 1515 by Cardinal Wolsey)

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Hampton ² British  

/ ˈhæmptən /

noun

1. Christopher James. born 1946, British playwright: his works include When Did You Last See My Mother? (1964), the screenplay for the film Dangerous Liaisons (1988), the book for the musical Sunset Boulevard (1993), and the screenplay for the film Atonement (2007)

2. Lionel. 1913–2002, US jazz-band leader and vibraphone player

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Example Sentences

Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton earned the Golden Glove trophy, having kept eight clean sheets in 19 appearances.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Katchinoff said the larger Hampton Roads system should remove several thousand tons of CO2 a year—a fraction of the pollution from the facility’s waste tanks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Hampton Roads is under regulatory pressure to release less of those pollutants, which harm aquatic life in the Chesapeake Bay, and the proposed $400 million investment would fund a new facility for removing them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Hampton was looking out for young female athletes when no one else was.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The peaks of home flattened out as they approached the coast, and then, like the first time she had come to Hampton, it came into view: the James River.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly