Southampton

American

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

noun

Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.
a former administrative county in S England: a part of Hampshire.
a town on SE Long Island, in SE New York: resort town.
a seaport in Hampshire county in S England.

Southampton ¹ British

/ saʊθˈæmptən, -ˈhæmp- /

noun

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)
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

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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Elsewhere, Southampton, who will start the season on minus four points after the Spygate scandal, travel to Watford on the opening weekend and promoted Cardiff welcome Welsh rivals Wrexham on Monday, 17 August.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The high for the day came between 15:00 and 16:00 BST - breaking the previous June record of 35.6C recorded in Southampton in 1976 and Camden in 1957.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Premier League clubs came sniffing, with Southampton and Crystal Palace - the club that had rejected him six years prior - among those interested.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

"It is now likely the current highest temperature on record for June will be broken, this being 35.6C recorded in Southampton in June 1976 and Camden Square in June 1957," the Met Office said.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

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

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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