name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈhæmpstɪd/
UK:/ˈhæmpstɛd/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AE1 M P S T EH2 D
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Meaning 1
An affluent suburban area in the borough of Camden, London, England (OS grid ref TQ2685).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 2
A parish and community therein, in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Meaning 3
A suburb and municipality in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Meaning 4
A town in Carroll County, Maryland.
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Meaning 5
A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
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Meaning 6
A census-designated place in Pender County, North Carolina.
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Meaning 7
A village in Saint Andrew parish, Dominica.
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Meaning 8
A suburb of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Meaning 9
shortened form of Hampstead Heath: teeth (Cockney rhyming slang).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
That geezer knocked out his bloody Hampsteads, he did!
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History
Etymology
From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hempstead.