New Hunshire

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  • New Hampshire (a small U.S. state in northern New England). Its capital, Concord, is located on the Merrimack River. → Concord on the Merrimake. Not particularly known for either Hun or German immigrants.
  • Hun: a member of a warlike Asiatic nomadic people who ravaged Europe in the 4th -5th centuries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hun
  • Hun: derogatory name for a German, especially during Wold Wars I and II
  • shire: an administrative area of Britain. Historically shires were sub-divided into hundreds or wapentakes although other less common sub-divisions existed. In modern English usage shires are sub-divided into districts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire