Hampstead

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UK/ˈhæmpstɪd/UK/ˈhæmpstɛd/

proper noun

An affluent suburban area in the borough of Camden, London, England (OS grid ref TQ2685).

OriginOld English hām →
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Meanings

Hampstead1

proper noun
  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.

Hampstead2

nounHampstead (plural Hampsteads)

plural Hampsteads

  1. shortened form of Hampstead Heath: teeth (Cockney rhyming slang).

    That geezer knocked out his bloody Hampsteads, he did!

Origin

Hampstead · proper noun

  1. Old Englishhām“homestead”
  2. EnglishHampstead

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

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Hampstead · noun

From Hampstead Heath.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Hampstead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hampstead

MLA

“Hampstead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hampstead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hampstead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hampstead.

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