Hampshire

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Hampteschire, from Old English Hāmtūnsċīr. For the development of epenthetic /p/, compare Thompson.

The community in Prince Edward Island is named after the county in England. The name was inspired by nearby Wiltshire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæmpʃɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈhæmpʃə(ɹ)/

• Audio (UK):

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• Hyphenation: Hamp‧shire
• Rhymes: -æmpʃɪə(ɹ), -æmpʃə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Hampshire (countable and uncountable, plural Hampshires)

1. A placename
   1. A maritime county in the south of England, United Kingdom bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire, the English Channel and the Solent separating it from the Isle of Wight; the county town is Winchester.
   2. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
   3. Ellipsis of Hampshire County.
2. A surname.

Synonyms

Hampshire, England, UK

• County of Southampton (dated)
• Hamptonshire (dated)
• Hants (abbreviation)
• Southamptonshire (dated)

Derived terms

• East Hampshire
• Hampshire County
• Hampshirite
• New Hampshire

Translations

county in the south of England

Arabic: هَامْبْشِير (hāmbšīr) Belarusian: Хэ́мпшыр m (Xémpšyr) Bulgarian: Хампшър m (Hampšǎr) Cherokee: ᎭᎻᏒ (hamisv) Chinese: Cantonese: 咸普郡 Mandarin: 漢普郡 / 汉普郡 (Hànpǔjùn) French: Hampshire (fr) m German: Hampshire n Gujarati: હૅમ્પ્શિર (hěmpśir) Hebrew: המפשייר Hindi: हॅम्प्शिर (hĕmpśir) Italian: Hampshire m Japanese: ハンプシャー (Hanpushā) Kannada: ಹ್ಯಾಮ್ಪ್ಶಿರ್ (hyāmpśir) Korean: 햄프셔 주 (Haempeusyeo ju) Latin: Hantonia, provincia (la) Hantonensis or Hamtonensis Latvian: Hempšīra Lithuanian: Hampšyras Marathi: हँपशायर (hĕmpśāyar) Middle English: Hampteschire Old English: Hāmtūnscīr Persian: همپشر Polish: Hampshire (pl) m Russian: Гэмпшир m (Gɛmpšir) Scots: Hampshire Telugu: హ్యామ్ప్శిర్ (hyāmpśir) Thai: แฮมป์เชอร์ (haem-cher) Ukrainian: Гемпшир m (Hempšyr) Urdu: ہیمپشائر (haimpśāir) Uyghur: Xampishir West Frisian: Hampshire n Western Panjabi: ہیمپشائر (hempśā'ir) Yiddish: האַמפּשיר (hampshir)

Noun

Hampshire (plural Hampshires)

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Hampshire pig

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1. A pig of a domestic breed characterized by erect ears, a black body, and a white band around the middle, covering the front legs.

Derived terms

• Hamprace