Hampstead

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhæmpstɪd/, /ˈhæmpstɛd/ === Etymology 1 === From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hempstead. ==== Proper noun ==== Hampstead An affluent suburban area in the borough of Camden, London, England (OS grid ref TQ2685). A parish and community therein, in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. A suburb and municipality in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A town in Carroll County, Maryland. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. A census-designated place in Pender County, North Carolina. A village in Saint Andrew parish, Dominica. A suburb of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Hampstead Heath. ==== Noun ==== Hampstead (plural Hampsteads) shortened form of Hampstead Heath: teeth (Cockney rhyming slang). === References === === Anagrams === headstamp