New Hampshire

[hamp-sher, -sheer]

noun

1. a state in the northeastern United States. 9,304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Concord. NH (for use with zip code), N.H.

2. one of an American breed of chestnut-red chickens raised for meat and eggs.

New Hampshire

noun

1. Abbreviation: N.H..  NH. a state of the northeastern US: generally hilly. Capital: Concord. Pop: 1 287 687 (2003 est). Area: 23 379 sq km (9027 sq miles)

New Hampshire

1. State in the northeastern United States; one of the New England states. Bordered by Quebec, Canada, to the north; Maine to the east; Massachusetts to the south; and Vermont to the west. Its capital is Concord, and its largest city is Manchester.

One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• New Hampshirite noun
• New Hampshireman noun

Example Sentences

At 13 she went away to boarding school, attending the elite Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, where she “ate and ate and ate,” then Yale.

From Los Angeles Times

Actor Nicholas Braun, best known for his work in the hit HBO series “Succession,” began his Labor Day weekend with a run in with New Hampshire law officials.

From Los Angeles Times

On Saturday evening, a car he was a passenger in was struck from behind in the US state of New Hampshire.

From BBC

Giuliani, 81, was hospitalized in New Hampshire after a rear-end collision.

From Salon

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has been injured in a car accident in the US state of New Hampshire, his security guard says.

From BBC