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shire S0349600 (shīr)n.1. A former administrative division of Great Britain, equivalent to a county.2. often Shire A Shire horse.
[Middle English, from Old English scīr, official charge, administrative district.]shire (ʃaɪə) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. one of the British countiesb. (in combination): Yorkshire. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Australia) a rural district having its own local council3. (Breeds) See shire horse4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Midland counties of England, esp Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, famous for hunting, etc[Old English scīr office; related to Old High German scīra business]
shire (ʃaɪə) vb (tr) dialect Ulster to refresh or rest: let me get my head shired. [from Old English scīr clear]
Shire (ˈʃɪəreɪ) or Shirén (Placename) a river in E central Africa, flowing from Lake Malawi through Malawi and Mozambique to the Zambezi. Length: 596 km (370 miles) Shire Highlands, Shiré Highlands pl nshire (ʃaɪər)
n. 1. one of the counties of Great Britain. 2. the Shires, the counties in the Midlands in which hunting is esp. popular. [before 900; Middle English; Old English scīr office of administration, county] Shire (ʃaɪər)
n. one of an English breed of large, strong draft horses having a brown or bay coat with feathering on the legs. [1875–80] Shi•ré (ˈʃi reɪ)
n. a river in SE Africa, flowing S from Lake Malawi to the Zambezi River. 370 mi. (596 km) long. shire
Past participle: shired
Gerund: shiring
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ShireA large workhorse developed in England, presumably from black and dun stocks that were being imported into Great Britain by the eleventh century.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | shire - a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a countyadministrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposescounty town, shire town - the town or city that is the seat of government for a shireBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | | 2. |  shire - British breed of large heavy draft horseshire horsedraft horse, draught horse, dray horse - horse adapted for drawing heavy loads |
TranslationsShire
Shire or Shiré (both: shē`rā), river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, flowing from the southern end of Lake Nyasa, Malawi, SE Africa, to the Zambezi River in central Mozambique. It is navigable to Nsanje. The upper Shire has been developed for irrigation and power production. Cotton is raised in the valley.Shire (also Chire), a river in eastern Africa, in Malawi and Mozambique; a left tributary of the Zambezi. The Shire, which originates in Lake Nyasa, is 400 km long and drains an area of 32,000 sq km. As the river descends from the Shire Highlands to the low-lying valley of the Zambezi, it forms rapids and waterfalls, including Murchison Falls. Water levels are highest from November through April. The Shire is navigable below Murchison Falls. There are two hydroelectric power plants on the river—one at Nkula Falls (opened 1966; 24 megawatts) and one at Tedzani Falls (opened 1973; 16 megawatts).
Shire the oldest breed of heavy draft horse. The breed was developed in Great Britain by improving small local heavy war horses (the medieval Great Horse) and then crossing them with Belgian heavy draft horses. In the 19th century the breed was exported to many countries in Europe, including Russia, and to North and South America. The Shire horse has a massive trunk, a long hook-nosed head, and a broad chest, back, and croup. The coloration is bay, dark bay, black, gray, or red dun with white markings. The average stallion stands 165–175 cm high at the withers; the circumference of the chest is 210–250 cm, and that of the front cannon bone, 28–30 cm. The load-pulling capacity is 18–20 tons and more. In the USSR the Shire horse was used to develop the Vladimir heavy draft horse. REFERENCERukovodstvo po razvedeniiu zhivotnykh, vol. 3, book 1. Moscow, 1965. (Translated from German.)shire1. one of the British counties 2. (in Australia) a rural district having its own local council 3. See shire horse4. the Midland counties of England, esp Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, famous for hunting, etc. Shire
SHIRE, Eng. law. A district or division of country. Co. Lit. 50 a. SHIRE
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Synonyms for shirenoun a former administrative district of EnglandRelated Words- administrative district
- administrative division
- territorial division
- county town
- shire town
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
noun British breed of large heavy draft horseSynonymsRelated Words- draft horse
- draught horse
- dray horse
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