Hampton

[ hamp-tuh n ]

/ ˈhæmp tən /

noun

Lionel,1908–2002, U.S. jazz vibraphonist.

Wade

[weyd] /weɪd/,1818–1902, Confederate general: U.S. senator 1879–91.

a city in SE Virginia, on Chesapeake Bay.

a town in SE New Hampshire.

Example sentences from the Web for hampton

“Dr. King said ‘justice delayed is justice denied,’” Hampton continued.

Riot Prep Could Fuel Ferguson Violence |Caitlin Dickson |November 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Smart, an aspiring TV news reporter, was working as a media coordinator at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, New Hampshire.

Did Sexpot Schoolteacher Pamela Smart Hire Teens to Kill Her Husband? |Marlow Stern |January 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Hampton Hawes might be one of the most intriguing pianists in the jazz canon,” jazz musician Matthew Shipp recently told me.

The Jazz Pianist That John F. Kennedy Saved |Ted Gioia |August 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Keith Freeman, chairman of the Hampton Roads Tea Party, said he thought the state party was using “a double standard.”

Republican Party of Virginia in Hot Water Over Request for Gun Details |Ben Jacobs |June 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Obama also praised his pastor at the time, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who was in the Hampton audience, as a friend and leader.

Conservative Outlets Push Old Video of Barack Obama Talking About the Poor |Howard Kurtz |October 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Davies's brigade fought gallantly to resist Hampton's assaults, which began as soon as the firing on Custer in the rear was heard.

Civil War Experiences |Henry Coddington Meyer
Did she hold a lease of the manor and manor-house of Hampton of the Knights Hospitallers?

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 90, July 19, 1851 |Various
"Probably getting into my second childhood," Colonel Hampton grunted.

Dearest |Henry Beam Piper
On leaving Hampton the great prelate was allowed to go to the palace at Richmond.

The Thames |G. E. Mitton
Hampton Mills is over around the pondyou follow yonder road.

The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies |Grace Brooks Hill

British Dictionary definitions for hampton (1 of 2)

Hampton ¹

/ (ˈhæmptən) /

noun

a city in SE Virginia, on the harbour of Hampton Roads on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 146 878 (2003 est)

a district of the Greater London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, on the River Thames: famous for Hampton Court Palace (built in 1515 by Cardinal Wolsey)

British Dictionary definitions for hampton (2 of 2)

Hampton ²

/ (ˈhæmptən) /

noun

Christopher James. born 1946, British playwright: his works include When Did You Last See My Mother? (1964), the screenplay for the film Dangerous Liaisons (1988), the book for the musical Sunset Boulevard (1993), and the screenplay for the film Atonement (2007)

Lionel. 1913–2002, US jazz-band leader and vibraphone player

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