southampton
/saʊθˈæmptən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A barony in the peerage of Great Britain.
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "Standing in the dock at Southampton Trying to get to Holland or France"
- "This season has seen Southampton lose a host of key players to injuries — Danny Ings, Stuart Armstrong, Theo Walcott, Kyle Walker-Peters, Jannik Vestergaard."
- "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."
Etymology
From Old English Sūþhāmtūn, equivalent to south + Hampton. The Domesday Book (1086) records the town as Hantone and Hantune.
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: Sūþhāmtūn
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /saʊθˈæmptən/