Northampton

[ nawr-thamp-tuh n, nawrth-hamp- ]

/ nɔrˈθæmp tən, nɔrθˈhæmp- /

a city in Northamptonshire, in central England.

a city in central Massachusetts.

Example sentences from the Web for northampton

Eric Reeves is a professor at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Preventing Genocide In South Sudan |Eric Reeves, John Prendergast |April 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In Northampton an 18-year-old man has been charged for urging 140 people to bring “bats and weapons” to Abington Park over BBM.

Caught Red-Thumbed |Josh Dzieza |August 13, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated MASS MoCA is in Northampton.

Leonard Nimoy's Secret Self |Isabel Wilkinson |July 30, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Their destination was Northampton, Massachusetts, home of Smith College, where exteriors for the film would be shot.

Liz Taylor's Secret Life |William J. Mann |October 19, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

We at last reached Northampton, where I immediately went to bed, and have slept almost till noon.

Travels in England in 1782 |Charles P. Moritz
The oldest was still in her teens when serious trouble arose in the parish at Northampton.

Jukes-Edwards |A. E. Winship
When he visited Niagara, the man who drove his buggy turned out to be a Northampton man and a devoted admirer.

Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume I (of 2) |Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson
The Northampton, Leicester, and Lichfield cases were all instances in point.

A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 |Wallace Notestein
In Yorkshire my looms were busy, Armstrong's were turning out my guns, Northampton was giving my gallant boys their boots.

Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 148, January 6th, 1915 |Various

Northampton

/ (nɔːˈθæmptən, nɔːθˈhæmp-) /

a town in central England, administrative centre of Northamptonshire, on the River Nene: footwear and engineering industries. Pop: 189 474 (2001)

short for Northamptonshire