New Hampshire

American  

[hamp-sher, -sheer] / ˈhæmp ʃər, -ʃɪər /

noun

1. a state in the northeastern United States. 9,304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Concord. NH (for use with zip code), N.H.

2. one of an American breed of chestnut-red chickens raised for meat and eggs.

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New Hampshire British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: N.H..   NH.  a state of the northeastern US: generally hilly. Capital: Concord. Pop: 1 287 687 (2003 est). Area: 23 379 sq km (9027 sq miles)

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New Hampshire Cultural  

1. State in the northeastern United States; one of the New England states. Bordered by Quebec, Canada, to the north; Maine to the east; Massachusetts to the south; and Vermont to the west. Its capital is Concord, and its largest city is Manchester.

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One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• New Hampshireman noun
• New Hampshirite noun

Example Sentences

The weather left the snowpack in parts of the state at record lows and forced the FIS freestyle World Cup events, scheduled for Park City in mid-January, to move to New York and New Hampshire.

From Los Angeles Times

Our Town, written by US playwright Thornton Wilder, follows the daily lives of the residents of Grover's Corners in New Hampshire.

From BBC

Marcus graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in English and Journalism.

From The Wall Street Journal

With the Northway merger, it became the No. 1 community bank in New Hampshire and Maine in terms of deposits.

From Barron's

Voter skepticism, political tradition and ingrained frugality loom over the debate, says University of New Hampshire political science professor Dante Scala.

From The Wall Street Journal