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Northampton

[ nawr-thamp-tuhn, nawrth-hamp- ]

noun

  1. a city in Northamptonshire, in central England.
  2. a city in central Massachusetts.


Northampton

/ nɔːθˈhæmp-; nɔːˈθæmptən /

noun

  1. a town in central England, administrative centre of Northamptonshire, on the River Nene: footwear and engineering industries. Pop: 189 474 (2001)
  2. short for Northamptonshire


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Example Sentences

Alla Katsnelson is a science journalist based in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Eric Reeves is a professor at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.

In Northampton an 18-year-old man has been charged for urging 140 people to bring “bats and weapons” to Abington Park over BBM.

Correction: An earlier version of this story stated MASS MoCA is in Northampton.

Their destination was Northampton, Massachusetts, home of Smith College, where exteriors for the film would be shot.

On the way we passed through Northampton, a city of one hundred thousand and a manufacturing place of importance.

Winona, in Northampton County, is another illustration of the early architectural house in Virginia.

During the Northampton election times I used to take a good stiff daily walk.

I went down to Northampton and delivered a lecture at his request, under the auspices of his electoral committee.

While at Northampton with Mr. Bradlaugh, and on other occasions, I saw something of his personal tastes and habits.

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North American PlateNorthamptonshire