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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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"Research like this will save lives," Craig Foster, from Waterlooville, Hants, whose wife, Fariba, died of bowel cancer in February 2024, said.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025

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

“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

George Porter, an assistant pro at North Hants and a friend of Rose’s since childhood, remembered him puttering around at home “always with a club in his hands.”

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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