hants

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Hants^¹

/ˈhænts/ UK

Rhymes with -ænts

Where it comes from

From Old English Hāntesċire, the Domesday spelling of Old English Hāmtūnsċīr, from Old English Hāmtūn + scir (“district”).

proper noun

abbreviation Abbreviation of Hampshire

hants^²

noun

plural plural of hant

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@misc{hants_2026,
  title = {hants},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hants},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}