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- Shire - Wikipedia
Three Shire Heads bridge, where three shires in England (Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire) meet Shire ( ʃaɪər ) is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries It is generally synonymous with county (such as Cheshire and Worcestershire)
- SHIRE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SHIRE is an administrative subdivision; especially : a county in England
- Shire - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shire is the most common word in Australia for the smallest local government areas by population The states of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia use shire for this unit
- SHIRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
SHIRE definition: 1 a county, now used in combination in the names of many British counties: 2 the central rural… Learn more
- County vs. Shire — What’s the Difference?
What is the main difference between a county and a shire? A county is a broad administrative division, while a shire is a traditional term for counties in the UK, emphasizing historical and cultural aspects
- SHIRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
The Shires or the shire counties are the counties of England that have a lot of countryside and farms Smart country people are fleeing back to the shires
- Shire - definition of shire by The Free Dictionary
shire (ʃaɪər) n 1 one of the counties of Great Britain 2 the Shires, the counties in the Midlands in which hunting is esp popular
- shire, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun shire, six of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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