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shire  (shr)

n.

1. A former administrative division of Great Britain, equivalent to a county.

2. often Shire A Shire horse.

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[Middle English, from Old English scr, official charge, administrative district.]

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shire¹

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a.  one of the British counties

b.  (in combination) Yorkshire

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Australia) a rural district having its own local council

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) See shire horse

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Midland counties of England, esp Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, famous for hunting, etc.

[Old English scīr office; related to Old High German scīra business]

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shire²

vb

(tr) Ulster dialect to refresh or rest let me get my head shired

[from Old English scīr clear]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shire - a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes county town, shire town - the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	shire - British breed of large heavy draft horse shire horse draft horse, draught horse, dray horse - horse adapted for drawing heavy loads

Translations

shire [ˈʃaɪəʳ]

A. N (Brit) → condado m

B. CPD shire horse N → percherón/ona m/f

shire [ˈʃaɪə^r] n (British)

(= county) → comté m

(also shire horse) → cheval m de trait

shire

n (Brit old) → Grafschaft f

shire [ˈʃaɪəʳ] n (Brit) → contea