shire (redirected from The Shires)

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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shire

Noun

1. Brit a county

2. Austral a rural area with an elected council

3. the Shires the Midland counties of England [Old English scīr office]

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] n (BRIT) → condado

shire [ˈʃaɪəʳ] n (Brit) → comté m

shire [ˈʃaɪəʳ] (Brit) n → Grafschaft f

shire [ˈʃaɪəʳ] n (BRIT) → contea