Definition of Hampton

1. Noun. United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002).

Exact synonyms: Lionel Hampton
Generic synonyms: Jazz Musician, Jazzman

Definition of Hampton

1. Proper noun. Any of several places in England and Scotland from Saxon words meaning homestead and enclosure ¹

2. Proper noun. (surname A=An English and Scottish habitational from=Old English dot=) from the placenames. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hampton

Hammers
Hammerschlag's method
Hammerstein
Hammett
Hammond
Hammond's disease
Hammond organ
Hammond organs
Hammourabi
Hammurabi
Hammurapi
Hampshire down
Hampshirite
Hampshirites
Hampton
Hampton's hump
Hampton Roads
Hampton line
Hampton manoeuvre
Hampton technique
Hamsun
Han
Han Chinese
Han dynasty
Hance
Hancock
Hancock's amputation
Hancocks
Hancox

Literary usage of Hampton

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1913)
"Descendants of Robert Huckins hampton, lumberman, b. at Hebron 27 Mar. 1808, d. 1 Apr. 188S. Children, born at New hampton (family Bible in possession, ..."

2. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1908)
"25 runs^o hampton Court. To KKW. a, b. From Broad Street or île/ropolitan Stations, аз above. Some trains from Bro;id Street run to Kew bridge Station. — c. ..."

3. Annual Report by New Hampshire Railroad Commissioners (1908)
"21.606 miles System of electric motive power used by the company, 600- volt direct current. This railway is located in Exeter, hampton, hampton Falls, ..."

4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"D, a native of Darien, Conn., and a resident of hampton, Virginia, for the past five years, carrying on a general variety of business in that village, ..."

5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"Tech World 23:210-12 My '15 hampton lnstitute. See hampton normal and agricultural ... A. Shaw, il R of Rs 52:603-6 N '15 Palace of delight at hampton. ..."

6. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"Proceedings by the Newport News & Old Point Railway & Electric Company against the hampton Roads Railway & Electric Company to determine the necessity and ..."

7. Annual Report by New Hampshire Railroad Commissioners (1907)
"Wherefore, said Seabrook & hampton Beach Street Railway Company ... In the matter of the petition of the Seabrook & hampton Beach Street Railway Company ..."

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