- 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 horse - Wikipedia
The Shire is a breed of draught horse originally from England The Shire has a great capacity for weight-pulling; it was used for farm work, to tow barges at a time when the canal system was the principal means of goods transport, and as a cart-horse for road transport
- 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
- 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 | Draft Horse, Heavy Horse, Gentle Giant | Britannica
Shire, draft horse breed native to the middle section of England The breed descended from the English “great horse,” which carried men in full battle armour that often weighed as much as 400 pounds
- 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, 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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