shire

/ʃaɪə(ɹ)//ʃaɪəɹ/

noun

  1. 1

    Physical area administered by a sheriff.

  2. 2

    Former administrative area of Britain; a county.

    “Yorkshire is the largest shire in England.”
  3. 3

    The 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. 4

    A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.

  5. 5

    A shire horse.

verb

  1. 1

    To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties.

    “County Longford was shired in 1586”

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