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Southampton
[south-amp-tuhn, -hamp-]
noun
Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.
a former administrative county in S England: a part of Hampshire.
a town on SE Long Island, in SE New York: resort town.
a seaport in Hampshire county in S England.
Southampton
1/ saʊθˈæmptən, -ˈhæmp- /
noun
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: 234 224 (2001)
a unitary authority in S England, in Hampshire. Pop: 221 100 (2003 est). Area: 49 sq km (19 sq miles)
Southampton
2/ saʊθˈæmptən, -ˈhæmp- /
noun
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
Example Sentences
The former Southampton and Tottenham man, 35, retired from playing in 2023.
Jones remembers the rush of watching Southampton striker Shane Long score the fastest goal in Premier League history - at 7.69 seconds - in April 2019.
Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez was brought in from Benfica in a deal worth an initial £64m and rising to a potential £85m with add-ons, while they paid £75m to sign centre-back Virgil van Dijk from Southampton in 2018.
Ben Duckett hit a magnificent 84 as England scored their highest T20 score at home to ease to a 37-run victory against West Indies and secure a 3-0 series win in Southampton.
England's total of 248-3 at Southampton was the joint-highest T20 international score overall in the country.
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