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- DictionaryShire/ˈSHī(ə)r/
noun
- 1. a county, especially in England. British
Shire definition: one of the counties of Great Britain.. See examples of SHIRE used in a sentence.
SHIRE definition: 1. a county, now used in combination in the names of many British counties: 2. the central rural…. Learn more.
2 days ago · (ʃaɪəʳ ) Word forms: plural shires. 1. countable noun. The Shires or the shire counties are the counties of England that have a lot of countryside and farms . Smart country people are fleeing back to the shires. 2. countable noun. A shire or shire horse is a large heavy horse used for pulling loads . [British]
Definition of shire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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n. 1. A former administrative division of Great Britain, equivalent to a county. 2. often Shire A Shire horse. [Middle English, from Old English scīr, official charge, administrative district .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Mar 11, 2024 · shire (third-person singular simple present shires, present participle shiring, simple past and past participle shired) ( transitive) To constitute or reconstitute (a country or region) into one or more shires (noun sense 1.1) or counties . County Longford was shired in 1586.
one of an English breed of large, strong draft horses having a usually brown or bay coat with white markings.
