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shire
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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.

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

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]

shire2
vb
(tr) Ulster dialect to refresh or rest let me get my head shired
[from Old English scīr clear]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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 horseshire - British breed of large heavy draft 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 Npercherón/ona m/f
shire [ˈʃaɪər] n (British)
(= county) → comté m
(also shire horse) → cheval m de trait
shire
n (Brit old) → Grafschaft f
shire [ˈʃaɪəʳ] n (Brit) → contea


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