Shire
21Shire — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Administration territoriale 2 Monde équestre …
22Shire — Para otros usos de este término, véase Shire (desambiguación). Shires tradicionales de Inglaterra (en rojo). Un shire es un término tradicional del idioma inglés que se aplica a una división de la tierra, usado en el Reino Unido, Irlanda y …
23Shire — I Shire [ ʃaɪə, in Zusammensetzungen ʃɪə, englisch], früher soviel wie Grafschaft, County. Bei einigen geographischen Namen Großbritanniens wird Shire dem Eigennamen angehängt, z. B. Derbyshire. II Shire [ ʃi ] der, Schire …
24Shire — /shuyeur/, n. one of an English breed of large, strong draft horses having a usually brown or bay coat with white markings. [1875 80; appar. so called because it was bred in the shires, i.e., those counties of west and central England whose names …
25Shire — There are two possible origins of this interesting name, which although found widely through England is specifically associated with Yorkshire. Firstly, it may be a baptismal semi nickname for a beautiful or radiant child, or one with golden hair …
26shire — /shuyeur/, n. 1. one of the counties of Great Britain. 2. the Shires, the counties in the Midlands in which hunting is especially popular. [bef. 900; ME; OE scir office of administration, jurisdiction of such an office, county] * * * ▪ breed of… …
27Shiré — /shee ray/, n. a river in SE Africa, flowing S from Lake Malawi to the Zambezi River. 370 mi. (596 km) long. * * * ▪ breed of horse draft horse breed native to the middle section of England. The breed descended from the English “great horse,”… …
28shire — County Coun ty (koun t[y^]), n.; pl. {Counties} ( t[i^]z). [F. comt[ e], fr. LL. comitatus. See {Count}.] 1. An earldom; the domain of a count or earl. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from …
29shire — [OE] The original meaning of shire, which did not survive beyond the Old English period, was ‘official charge, administrative office’, and it has been suggested that the word is related ultimately to Latin cūra ‘care, charge’ (source of English… …
30shire — [[t]ʃa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] shires 1) N COUNT: usu the N in pl 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) N COUNT A shire or shire horse is …
