noun
a county is central England
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑county
• Part Holonyms: ↑England
• Part Meronyms: ↑Northampton, ↑Naseby
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/nawr thamp"teuhn shear', -sheuhr, nawrth hamp"-/, n.
a county in central England. 500,100; 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km). Also called Northampton.
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an English county in the ↑Midlands. Its administrative centre is ↑Northampton.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.