n. | 1. | A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; | ||||||||||||||||||
2. | A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county. The Tyne, Tees, Humber, Wash, Yare, Stour, and Thames separate the counties of Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, etc.
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Noun | 1. | shire - a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county |
2. | shire - British breed of large heavy draft horse Synonyms: shire horse |
SHIRE, Eng. law. A district or division of country. Co. Lit. 50 a.
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