Plural of hampshireman; multiple men from Hampshire or associated with Hampshire.
From hampshireman with the irregular English plural -en instead of -s, following the archaic pattern of man/men pluralization that persists in occupational and demonymic terms.
The irregular plural hampshiremen (not hampshiremans) shows how English conserves archaic grammar in specific categories—occupation and place names use the ancient man/men pattern from Old English.
Plural form of 'hampshireman,' using masculine plural to describe groups of inhabitants, historically excluding or subsuming women into generic masculine language.
Use 'Hampshire residents,' 'Hampshire natives,' or 'people from Hampshire' to accurately represent mixed-gender communities.
["Hampshire residents","Hampshire natives","people from Hampshire"]
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