Southampton

[ south-amp-tuhn, -hamp- ]

noun
  1. Henry Wri·othes·ley [rahy-uhths-lee], /ˈraɪ əθs li/, 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.

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

  2. a seaport in Hampshire county in S England.

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British Dictionary definitions for Southampton (1 of 2)

Southampton1

/ (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)

British Dictionary definitions for Southampton (2 of 2)

Southampton2

/ (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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