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Southampton.

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

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/saʊθˈæmptən/UK/saʊθˈhæmptən/UK
  1. A city, unitary authority, and borough in Hampshire, southern England.

  2. Hampshire.

    historical
  3. A barony in the peerage of Great Britain.

  4. A place in Canada: A rural community and parish of York County, New Brunswick.

  5. A place in Canada: A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

  6. A place in Canada: A community in Bruce County, Ontario.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A town and village in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.

  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

  12. A number of places in the United States: Four townships, in Bedford County, Cumberland County, Franklin County and Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

  13. A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of Houston, Texas.

  14. A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

  15. A parish in Bermuda.

Where this word comes from

From Old English Sūþhāmtūn, equivalent to south + Hampton. The Domesday Book (1086) records the town as Hantone and Hantune.

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