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shire
1[ shahyuhr ]
noun
- one of the counties of Great Britain.
- the Shires, the counties in the Midlands in which hunting is especially popular.
Shire
2[ shahyuhr ]
noun
- one of an English breed of large, strong draft horses having a usually brown or bay coat with white markings.
Shiré
3[ shee-rey ]
noun
- a river in SE Africa, flowing S from Lake Malawi to the Zambezi River. 370 miles (596 km) long.
Shire
1/ ˈʃɪəreɪ /
noun
- a river in E central Africa, flowing from Lake Malawi through Malawi and Mozambique to the Zambezi. Length: 596 km (370 miles)
shire
2/ ʃaɪə /
noun
- 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
shire
3/ ʃaɪə /
verb
- dialect.tr to refresh or rest
let me get my head shired
Other Words From
- subshire noun
- under·shire noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of shire1
Origin of shire2
Word History and Origins
Origin of shire1
Origin of shire2
Example Sentences
It’s a difference not unlike finding yourself out on a near endless steppe, as opposed to being nestled in the shires and villages of a densely packed land.
Yes, they left out Tom Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire.
How long it would be, even in the most favourable chance, before she should again enter the shire-hall!
He is once more upon Yorkshire ground; his horse's hoof beats once more the soil of that noble shire.
Stamford, and the tongue of Lincoln's fenny shire, upon which it is situated, were passed almost in a breath.
A quiet, staunch, useful man in shire and church and all the relations of life, and "as good as they make 'em."
In 1774 he was chosen knight of the shire for Berkshire, and his conduct in parliament was perfectly independent.
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