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- [shee-rey]
- /ˈʃi reɪ/
- /ʃaɪər/
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- [shee-rey]
- /ˈʃi reɪ/
Definitions of shire word
- noun shire a river in SE Africa, flowing S from Lake Malawi to the Zambezi River. 370 miles (596 km) long. 1
- noun shire county of England 1
- noun shire British county ending in -shire 1
- countable noun shire The Shires or the shire counties are the counties of England that have a lot of countryside and farms. 0
- countable noun shire A shire or shire horse is a large heavy horse used for pulling loads. 0
- noun shire one of the British counties 0
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Origin of shire
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English scīr office of administration, jurisdiction of such an office, county
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Parts of speech for Shire
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shire popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shire usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shire
noun shire
- champaign — an expanse of open level or gently undulating country
- county — A county is a region of Britain, Ireland, or the USA which has its own local government.
- demesne — land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his or her own use
- demesnes — possession of land as one's own: land held in demesne.
Antonyms for shire
noun shire
- metropolis — any large, busy city.
Top questions with shire
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