an English country, bounded by Berkshire, on the north; by Surrey and Sussex, on the east; by the English channel, on the south; and by Wiltshire and Dorsetshire, on the west. It comprehends the isle of Wight. Its chief towns are Winchester, Southampton, and Portsmouth.

NEW HAMPSHIRE, a province of New England, in North America, bounded by Nova Scotia, on the north; by the Atlantic ocean, on the east; by the province of Massachusetts bay, on the south; and by New York, on the west; subject to Great Britain.