Hamp·shire (h mp shîr, -sh r)n. 1. A large sheep of a breed originating in England. 2. A pig of a breed developed in the United States, having a black body with a white beltlike band. [After Hampshire, a county of southern England.] |
Hampshire [ˈhæmpˌʃɪə -ʃə]
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(Placename) a county of S England, on the English Channel: crossed by the Hampshire Downs and the South Downs, with the New Forest in the southwest and many prehistoric and Roman remains: the geographical and ceremonial county includes Portsmouth and Southampton, which became independent unitary authorities in 1997. Administrative centre: Winchester. Pop. (excluding unitary authorities): 1 240 032 (2001). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 3679 sq. km (1420 sq. miles) Abbreviation Hants
Hampshire2
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(Biographies / Hampshire, Sir Stuart (1914 M, British, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher) Sir Stuart. born 1914, British philosopher: his publications include Thought and Action (1959), Two Theories of Morality (1977), and Innocence and Experience (1989)
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| Noun | 1. | Hampshire - a county of southern England on the English Channel England - a division of the United Kingdom Winchester - a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire New Forest - an area of woods and heathland in southern Hampshire that was set aside by William I as Crown property in 1079; originally a royal hunting ground but now administered as parkland; noted for its ponies |
| 2. | Hampshire - British breed of hornless dark-faced domestic sheep domestic sheep, Ovis aries - any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin |
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