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Southampton definition

South·amp·ton (so̵ut̸h amp′tən, -hamp′-)

  1. seaport in S England, on an inlet (Southampton Water) of The Solent or Spithead: county district pop. 197,000
  2. island in N Hudson Bay, Canada: 15,700 sq mi (40,663 sq km)

    Etymology: after Henry Wriothesley (1573-1624), 3d Earl of Southampton

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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