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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England.

   "Standing in the dock at Southampton Trying to get to Holland or France"

2. 2
   Hampshire. historical
3. 3
   A barony in the peerage of Great Britain.
4. 4
   A place in Canada:; A rural community and parish of York County, New Brunswick.
5. 5
   A place in Canada:; A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

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6. 6
   A place in Canada:; A community in Bruce County, Ontario.
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States:; A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
8. 8
   A number of places in the United States:; A neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
9. 9
   A number of places in the United States:; A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.
10. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and village in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
11. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
12. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; Four townships, in Bedford County, Cumberland County, Franklin County and Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
13. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighborhood of Houston, Texas.
14. 14
    A parish in Bermuda.

Example

More examples

"They embarked at Southampton for New York."

Etymology

From Old English Sūþhāmtūn. The Domesday Book (1086) records the town as Hantone and Hantune.

Related phrases

County of SouthamptonLower SouthamptonSouthampton CountySouthampton IslandSouthampton SixSouthampton WaterSouthampton elmUpper Southamptongreat britain

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