South·amp·ton (south-h mp t n, sou-thmp-)1. A borough of south-central England on an inlet of the English Channel opposite the Isle of Wight. Founded on the site of Roman and Saxon settlements, it has long been a major port, especially for passenger ships. Population: 234,000. 2. A village of southeast New York on the southeast coast of Long Island. It is primarily a summer resort. Population: 4,080. |
| Southampton, Third Earl of. Title of Henry Wriothesley. 1573-1624. English politician, soldier, and patron of Shakespeare as well as a number of other Elizabethan poets. Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis and Rape of Lucrece are dedicated to him. |
Southampton [saʊθˈæmptən -ˈhæmp-]
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1. (Placename) 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.: 210 138 (1991)
2. (Placename) a unitary authority in S England, in Hampshire. Pop.: 217 478 (2001). Area: 49 sq. km (19 sq. miles)
Southampton2
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(Biographies / Southampton, 3rd Earl of (1573-1624) M, English, MISC: courtier, WRITING: patron of Shakespeare) 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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