noun
Hamptons
noun
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(usually "the Hamptons") A cluster of affluent towns and villages on the eastern end of Long Island, New York, popular as a summer retreat for wealthy New Yorkers.
"They rented a beach house in the Hamptons every August."
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Etymology
Named collectively after several towns sharing "Hampton" in their names, such as Southampton and East Hampton.