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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the principal city of Northamptonshire

Merriam Webster's

geographical name 1. city W central Massachusetts on Connecticut River N of Holyoke population 28,978 2. town central England capital of Northamptonshire population 145,421

Britannica Concise

City (pop., 1994 est.: 188,000), county seat of Northamptonshire, England. Originating c.1100 as a walled town with a castle, it was granted its first charter in 1189. In 1460, during the Wars of the Roses, King Henry VI was captured here by Yorkists. The town walls survived until the Restoration, when they were torn down under King Charles II as punishment for supporting the Parliamentarians. Now a retail and marketing center, it also supports light industry.