English Explanatory Dictionary

Hampstead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An affluent suburban area in the borough of Camden, London, England (OS grid ref TQ2685).
  2. A parish and community therein, in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. A suburb and municipality in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  4. A town in Carroll County, Maryland.
  5. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  6. A census-designated place in Pender County, North Carolina.
  7. A village in Saint Andrew parish, Dominica.
  8. A suburb of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
noun
  1. shortened form of Hampstead Heath: teeth (Cockney rhyming slang).

Pronunciation

/ˈhæmpstɪd/ /ˈhæmpstɛd/ LL-Q7979-Soundguys-Hampstead.wav

Word forms

Hampstead Hampsteads

Etymology

From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hempstead.

Derived words

Hampstead Heath Hampstead Norreys Hampstead Norris South Hampstead West Hampstead
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