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Meaning of shire
noun
- Physical area administered by a sheriff.
- Former administrative area of Britain; a county. Example: Yorkshire is the largest shire in England.
- The general area in which a person lives or comes from, used in the context of travel within the United Kingdom. Example: When are you coming back to the shire?
- A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.
- A shire horse.
verb
- To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties. Example: County Longford was shired in 1586
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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