Definitions for Hastings
ˈheɪ stɪŋzHast·ings

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1. Hastings, Thomas Hastingsnoun

   United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)

2. Hastingsnoun

   a town in East Sussex just to the south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place

3. Hastings, battle of Hastingsnoun

   the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest

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1. Hastingsnoun

   A place name

   Etymology: The place name in England is derived from the tribal name Hæstingas, meaning "Hæsta's people", "the family/followers of Hæsta", which was later transferred to their settlement.

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1. Hastings

   early fruit or vegetables; especially, early pease

   Etymology: [From Haste, v.]

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1. Hastings

   Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located 24 mi east of the county town of Lewes and 53 mi south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900. In historical terms, Hastings can claim fame through its connection with the Norman conquest of England; and also because it became one of the medieval Cinque Ports. Hastings was, for centuries, an important fishing port; although nowadays much reduced, it still has the largest beach-based fishing fleet in England. The town became a watering place in the 1760s, and then, with the coming of the railway, a seaside resort. The attraction of Hastings as a tourist destination continues; although the number of hotels has decreased, it caters for wider tastes, being home to internationally-based cultural and sporting events, such as chess and running. It has set out to become "a modern European town" and seeks to attract commercial business in the many industrial sites round the borough.

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1. Hastings

   a popular holiday and health resort in Sussex; occupies a fine situation on the coast, with lofty cliffs behind, 33 m. E. of Brighton; has a splendid esplanade 3 m. long, parks, public gardens, &c., and ruins of a castle.

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1. hastings

   A town of England, in the county of Surrey, 33 miles northeast from Brighton, and one of the Cinque Ports. Near this place, in 1066, was fought the decisive battle of Hastings, which wrested the crown of England from Harold, and gave it to William the Conqueror.

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1. hastings

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1. stashing

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hastings in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hastings in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Hastings in a Sentence

1. Ted Sarandos:

   Ideally, it would be great if you could watch a network and not understand what the networks' politics are, the programming on Netflix is an aggregation of the politics of a lot of storytellers and creators... It's not an aggregation of my politics or Reed's [ Hastings, Netflix's CEO ] politics.

2. Chad Barnhill:

   We were an hour away from her sister’s home and, after performing the night before and then knowing she would have a long night that following evening, she still drove to Hastings to spend the day with her niece.

3. Tessa Dare:

   The past year has been so difficult for everyone. Collectively, we needed a mass infusion of joy, if the world can agree on nothing else, at least 63 million households can celebrate the Duke of Hastings' perfectly arched eyebrow.

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