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Rareshire
The correct spelling is shire.
How to pronounce shire
/ʃaɪə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /ʃaɪə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Shi-re
The correct spelling is shire. Physical area administered by a sheriff. For example: "Yorkshire is the largest shire in England."
Usage Examples
“Yorkshire is the largest shire in England.”
“When are you coming back to the shire?”
“County Longford was shired in 1586”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Physical area administered by a sheriff.
- 2.Former administrative area of Britain; a county.
- 3.The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom.
- 4.A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.
- 5.A shire horse.
verb
- 1.To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties.
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