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Hampshire

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhæmpʃɪə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A placename
  2. A maritime county in the south of England, United Kingdom bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire, the English Channel and the Solent separating it from the Isle of Wight; the county town is Winchester.
  3. A pig of a domestic breed characterized by erect ears, a black body, and a white band around the middle, covering the front legs.
  4. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  5. A locality in Burnie City council area and the Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.
  6. Ellipsis of Hampshire County.
  7. A surname.

Equivalents

FrançaisHampshire
DeutschHampshire
ItalianoHampshire
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Examples

“In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that readdeport them, don’t support themand “no apartments for illegals”.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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