- SHIRE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of SHIRE is an administrative subdivision; especially : a county in England
- Shire - Wikipedia
"Shire" is the most common word in Australia for rural local government areas (LGAs) New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, and Western Australia, use the term "shire" for this unit; the territories of the Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are also shires
- SHIRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
SHIRE definition: 1 a county, now used in combination in the names of many British counties: 2 the central rural… Learn more
- SHIRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Shire in American English (ʃaiᵊr) noun one of an English breed of large, strong draft horses having a usually brown or bay coat with white markings
- shire noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of shire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- Shire | Draft Horse, Heavy Horse, Gentle Giant | Britannica
Shire, draft horse breed native to the middle section of England The breed descended from the English “great horse,” which carried men in full battle armour that often weighed as much as 400 pounds
- shire, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
What is the etymology of the noun shire? shire is a word inherited from Germanic
- shire - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
• The extent to which a powerful magnate could dominate the shire community and act as a focus for local sentiment varied • He looked as if he had just stepped out of a drawing room in the shires
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