/sowth amp"teuhn, -hamp"-/ , n.
1. Henry Wriothesley /ruy"euhths lee/ , 3rd Earl of , 1573-1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.
2. a former administrative county in S England: a part of Hampshire.
3. a town on SE Long Island, in SE New York: resort town. 4000.
4. a seaport in Hampshire county in S England. 215,400.