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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.
³§³ó¾±°ùé
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
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³Ü²ús³ó¾±°ù±ð noun
- ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·²õ³ó¾±°ù±ð noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shire1
Origin of shire2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shire1
Origin of shire2
Example Sentences
The CCN represents England's 20 county councils and 17 unitary authorities in shire areas.
Rep. Eric Gallager, a Democrat from Concord, also wants to include an official pronunciation of “New Hampshire†in state law to make it clear that “shire†rhymes with “fur†not “fire.â€
A pair of orphaned racehorse foals have been adopted by a shire horse in Devon.
“I lived in a shire,†said Kobabe, whose father and mother carved beads, weaved and sewed in a rustic community not far from this Northern California town.
Buckingham Palace said the teddies had been collected with the help of shire horses and almost 200 volunteers - and were being "well looked after".
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