Complete Definition of "shire"

see|Shire
English

Etymology
Old English scir.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��ɪ�/

Noun
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en-noun

  1. Former administrative area of Britain; a county.

#:Yorkshire is the largest shire in England.

  1. A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.

Translations

Finnish: kreivikunta, (lääni)
Hungarian: megye
Icelandic: skíri n

fr:shire
io:shire
ru:shire
te:shire
vi:shire

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