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Hemp⋅stead

[hemp-sted, hem-]
–noun
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York. 40,404.
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Hemp·stead   (hěmp'stěd', -stĭd)   
A village of southeast New York on western Long Island southeast of Mineola. Settled c. 1643, it is the seat of Hofstra University (founded 1935). Population: 52,500.
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