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Hants

American  
[hants] / hænts /

noun

  1. Hampshire.


Hants British  
/ hænts /

abbreviation

  1. Hampshire

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Example Sentences

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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

Sir Peter is survived by his wife, Lady Fry, and a son and daughter from his first marriage, according to the North Hants Telegraph.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2015

“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