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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.
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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/ ˈʃɪə°ù±ðɪ /
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/ ʃ²¹ÉªÉ™ /
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/ ʃ²¹ÉªÉ™ /
verb
- dialect.tr to refresh or rest
let me get my head shired
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³Ü²ús³ó¾±°ù±ð noun
- ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·²õ³ó¾±°ù±ð noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shire1
before 900; Middle English; Old English ²õ³¦Ä«°ù office of administration, jurisdiction of such an office, county
Origin of shire2
1875–80; apparently so called because it was bred in the shires, i.e., those counties of west and central England whose names end in -shire
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shire1
Old English ²õ³¦Ä«°ù office; related to Old High German ²õ³¦Ä«°ùa business
Origin of shire2
from Old English ²õ³¦Ä«°ù clear
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