Staffordshire

[ staf-erd-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈstæf ərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a county in central England. 1,154 sq. mi. (2,715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.

Also called Stafford, Staffs

[stafs]. /stæfs/.

Words nearby Staffordshire

staff nurse, staff of Aesculapius, staff officer, staff of life, Stafford, Staffordshire, Staffordshire bull terrier, staffrider, Staffs, staff sergeant, staff sergeant major

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Example sentences from the Web for Staffordshire

He also said police intend to put their beloved family pet, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Excalibur, to sleep.
Ebola in Europe: What Went Wrong|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The 64-year-old MP for Lichfield in Staffordshire expressed his disgust in a message posted on Twitter on Friday morning.
British Politician Threatens To Punch Muslim Woman in the Throat|Nico Hines|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eyton (Staffordshire, 48) has a long note on this entry which makes against his doctrine that the teamland is 120 acres.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
Tamworth church in Staffordshire, and Marshfield in Gloucestershire, had twelfth century central towers.
The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church|A. Hamilton Thompson

We illustrate a Staffordshire figure belonging to this period, which is signed "Absalon, Yarmouth."
Chats on Old Earthenware|Arthur Hayden
Your letter greeted me last night on my arrival from Staffordshire.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
In our time the Staffordshire Potteries maintain their old repute.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young

British Dictionary definitions for Staffordshire

Staffordshire

/ (ˈstæfədˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

a county of central England: lowlands in the east and south rise to the Pennine uplands in the north; important in the history of industry, coal and iron having been worked at least as early as the 13th century. In 1974 the industrial area in the S passed to the new county of West Midlands; Stoke-on-Trent became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Stafford. Pop (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 811 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 2624 sq km (1013 sq miles)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	staffordshire
释义	Staffordshire [ staf-erd-sheer, -sher ] / ˈstæf ərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər / noun a county in central England. 1,154 sq. mi. (2,715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford. Also called Stafford, Staffs [stafs]. /stæfs/. Words nearby Staffordshire staff nurse, staff of Aesculapius, staff officer, staff of life, Stafford, Staffordshire, Staffordshire bull terrier, staffrider, Staffs, staff sergeant, staff sergeant major Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Staffordshire He also said police intend to put their beloved family pet, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Excalibur, to sleep. Ebola in Europe: What Went Wrong\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|October 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The 64-year-old MP for Lichfield in Staffordshire expressed his disgust in a message posted on Twitter on Friday morning. British Politician Threatens To Punch Muslim Woman in the Throat\|Nico Hines\|June 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Eyton (Staffordshire, 48) has a long note on this entry which makes against his doctrine that the teamland is 120 acres. Domesday Book and Beyond\|Frederic William Maitland Tamworth church in Staffordshire, and Marshfield in Gloucestershire, had twelfth century central towers. The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church\|A. Hamilton Thompson We illustrate a Staffordshire figure belonging to this period, which is signed "Absalon, Yarmouth." Chats on Old Earthenware\|Arthur Hayden Your letter greeted me last night on my arrival from Staffordshire. George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)\|George Eliot In our time the Staffordshire Potteries maintain their old repute. The Ceramic Art\|Jennie J. Young British Dictionary definitions for Staffordshire Staffordshire / (ˈstæfədˌʃɪə, -ʃə) / noun a county of central England: lowlands in the east and south rise to the Pennine uplands in the north; important in the history of industry, coal and iron having been worked at least as early as the 13th century. In 1974 the industrial area in the S passed to the new county of West Midlands; Stoke-on-Trent became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Stafford. Pop (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 811 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 2624 sq km (1013 sq miles) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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