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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shire /ʃaɪr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Place Namesone of the counties of Great Britain.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shire (shīər),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesone of the counties of Great Britain.
- Place Names the Shires, the counties in the Midlands in which hunting is especially popular.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English scīr office of administration, jurisdiction of such an office, county
- Animal Husbandry, Dog and Cat Breedsone of an English breed of large, strong draft horses having a usually brown or bay coat with white markings.
- apparently so called because it was bred in the shires, i.e., those counties of west and central England whose names end in -shire 1875–80
- Place Namesa river in SE Africa, flowing S from Lake Malawi to the Zambezi River. 370 mi. (596 km) long.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Shire /ˈʃɪəreɪ/, Shiré n - a river in E central Africa, flowing from Lake Malawi through Malawi and Mozambique to the Zambezi. Length: 596 km (370 miles)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shire /ʃaɪə/ n - one of the British counties
- (in combination): Yorkshire
- (in Australia) a rural district having its own local council
- See shire horse
- the Midland counties of England, esp Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, famous for hunting, etc
Etymology: Old English scīr office; related to Old High German scīra business |