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Meaning of Southampton | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
saʊθˈæmptən

Definitions

  1. A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England.
  2. Hampshire.
  3. A barony in the peerage of Great Britain.
  4. A place in Canada:
  5. A rural community and parish of York County, New Brunswick.
  6. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
  7. A community in Bruce County, Ontario.
  8. A number of places in the United States:
  9. A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  10. A neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
  11. A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.
  12. A town and village in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
  13. An unincorporated community in Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  14. Four townships, in Bedford County, Cumberland County, Franklin County and Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
  15. A neighborhood of Houston, Texas.
  16. A parish in Bermuda.

Equivalents

Examples

“Standing in the dock at Southampton Trying to get to Holland or France”
“And it's not just freight that arrives here. I notice several massive passenger liners, looking more like floating blocks of flats rather than the elegant ships from the days when 'POSH' was coined. The arrival of just one of these behemoths can swamp Southampton station with passengers and luggage, but not today.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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