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Hampstead¹

  • /ˈhæmpstɪd/ UK
  • /ˈhæmpstɛd/ UK

Where it comes from

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

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

  • /ˈhæmpstɪd/ UK
  • /ˈhæmpstɛd/ UK

Where it comes from

From Hampstead Heath.

noun Hampsteads

  1. shortened form of Hampstead Heath: teeth (Cockney rhyming slang). That geezer knocked out his bloody Hampsteads, he did!

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: heath, south hampstead, west hampstead, hampstead heath, belsize park, highgate, camden town, highams park, primrose hill, north end, haggerston, hendon, chalk farm, swiss cottage, kentish town, hackney

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"Hampstead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hampstead. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Hampstead. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hampstead

Chicago

"Hampstead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hampstead.

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@misc{hampstead_2026,
  title = {Hampstead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hampstead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}