Northampton

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

noun

1. a city in Northamptonshire, in central England.

2. a city in central Massachusetts.

3. Northamptonshire.

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

Example Sentences

Earls Barton Primary School in Northampton introduced a smartphone ban at the start of this academic year.

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The Northampton tyro's chip, chase and score against Sale last season, external showed a remarkable skillset.

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"This is a bad one," Ms Jenny told BBC Radio Northampton.

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Northampton's Fin Smith drops to the bench and there is no space in the 23-man squad for Harlequins playmaker Marcus Smith.

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The Northampton Saints back rower ended up making his England senior team debut in March, scoring twice off the bench against Wales.

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