NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Northamptonshire mean? 

• NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (noun)
  The noun NORTHAMPTONSHIRE has 1 sense:

1. a county is central England

  Familiarity information: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A county is central England

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

county ((United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government)

Meronyms (parts of "Northamptonshire"):

Northampton (the principal city of Northamptonshire)

Naseby (a village in western Northamptonshire)

Holonyms ("Northamptonshire" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)

 Context examples 

“Ha!” cried Mary; “settle in Northamptonshire! That is pleasant! Then we shall be all together.”

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

He leaves Northamptonshire so soon, that even this slight sacrifice cannot be often demanded.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

It was always: “When I go back into Northamptonshire, or when I return to Mansfield, I shall do so and so.”

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I will not take her from Northamptonshire.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

You will divide your year between London and Northamptonshire?

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

She said little, assented only here and there, and betrayed no inclination either of appropriating any part of the compliment to herself, or of strengthening his views in favour of Northamptonshire.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

William had obtained a ten days' leave of absence, to be given to Northamptonshire, and was coming, the happiest of lieutenants, because the latest made, to shew his happiness and describe his uniform.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I had almost forgot (it was Edmund's fault: he gets into my head more than does me good) one very material thing I had to say from Henry and myself—I mean about our taking you back into Northamptonshire.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

She hoped it was not wrong; though, after a time, Susan's very great admiration of everything said or done in her uncle's house, and earnest longing to go into Northamptonshire, seemed almost to blame her for exciting feelings which could not be gratified.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

To anything like a permanence of abode, or limitation of society, Henry Crawford had, unluckily, a great dislike: he could not accommodate his sister in an article of such importance; but he escorted her, with the utmost kindness, into Northamptonshire, and as readily engaged to fetch her away again, at half an hour's notice, whenever she were weary of the place.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)