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

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New Hampshire

Five of the nine states most likely to decide Senate control border Canada — Alaska, Ohio, Michigan, New Hampshire and Maine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

A 19th century magazine borrowed from a library in New Hampshire 132 years ago has finally been returned.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Wisconsin, New Hampshire, and Minnesota are among a small group of states with a decentralized election system, in which individual cities and towns, rather than counties, are responsible for administering ballots.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

According to polling data aggregator RealClearPolitics, GOP candidates are trailing in a least a half-dozen Senate races in battleground states, including Alaska, New Hampshire, Maine, Georgia, Ohio and North Carolina.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Thus far with Addison’s injunction, but my Reader has me back in that New Hampshire picnic place.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck