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Hants

American  
[hants] / hænts /

noun

  1. Hampshire.


Hants British  
/ hænts /

abbreviation

  1. Hampshire

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Four people, including two children, were reported missing Saturday when the two vehicles they were travelling in were swamped in the regional municipality of West Hants.

From Seattle Times Jul. 24, 2023

Future dates now scuppered include those in Leicester, Basingstoke, Hants, and High Wycombe.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2022

“The Hampshire Hogs, the club in question, is one of the oldest ‘Jazz Hat’ sides in the land and we are fortunate enough to play at a glorious village ground in Warnford, Hants.

From The Guardian Aug. 7, 2015

Rose had an audience of nine that included his North Hants friends; his older brother, Brandon; and his brother-in-law, Mike North.

From New York Times Jun. 10, 2014

"Percival Wemys Madison, The Vicarage, Harcourt St. Anthony, Hants, telephone, telephone, tele-" As if this information was rooted far down in the springs of sorrow, the littlun wept.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

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