Shire

noun

/ʃaɪə(ɹ)/

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.nounPhysical area administered by a sheriff.

2.nounFormer administrative area of Britain; a county.

"Yorkshire is the largest shire in England."

3.nounThe general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom.

"When are you coming back to the shire?"

4.nounA rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.

5.nounA shire horse.

6.verbTo (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties.

"County Longford was shired in 1586"

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