shire
noun /ʃaɪər/
/ʃaɪr/ Definition
› [C] UK old use a county, now used in combination in the names of many British counties: Yorkshire OxfordshireLocal government and politicsParts of countries the shires [plural] UK › the central rural counties of England, such as Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, and DerbyshireNamed regions of countries
(Definition of shire noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alderman noun
- authority noun (POWER)
- city council noun
- city fathers noun
- city hall noun
- civic adjective
- county council noun
- development area noun
- district noun
- local authority noun
- local government noun
- mayor noun
- surgery noun (ADVICE)
- the North-South divide noun
- town clerk noun
- town council noun
- town hall noun
- town meeting noun
- town planning noun
- ward noun (CITY AREA)
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