Southampton

American  

[south-amp-tuhn, -hamp-] / saʊθˈæmp tən, -ˈhæmp- /

noun

1. Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.

2. a former administrative county in S England: a part of Hampshire.

3. a town on SE Long Island, in SE New York: resort town.

4. a seaport in Hampshire county in S England.

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Southampton ¹ British  

/ saʊθˈæmptən, -ˈhæmp- /

noun

1. a port in S England, in Southampton unitary authority, Hampshire on Southampton Water (an inlet of the English Channel): chief English passenger port; university (1952); shipyards and oil refinery. Pop: 234 224 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in S England, in Hampshire. Pop: 221 100 (2003 est). Area: 49 sq km (19 sq miles)

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Southampton ² British  

/ saʊθˈæmptən, -ˈhæmp- /

noun

1. 3rd Earl of, title of Henry Wriothesley. 1573–1624, English courtier and patron of Shakespeare, who dedicated Venus and Adonis (1593) and The Rape of Lucrece (1594) to him: sentenced to death (1601) for his part in the Essex rebellion but reprieved

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Southampton

“You also need to ensure that you’re going to get to the end in one piece,” said Steel, 43, from Southampton, England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Fulham have agreed a deal worth up to £30m for Southampton midfielder Shea Charles.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

The force attended the incident, where it said a 45-year-old man from Southampton was declared dead at the scene.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

After graduating in 2003, Roberts pursued a Ph.D. in theoretical physics at the University of Southampton and studied dark matter at CERN, the Swiss nuclear research center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

"We left Southampton to go down to Montauk Point and we got lost and landed here."

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple