• Nottinghamshire

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈnÉ’t.ɪŋ.É™m.ʃə(ɹ)/

    Full definition of Nottinghamshire

    Proper noun

    Nottinghamshire

    (plural Nottinghamshires)
    1. A north-midland county of England bordered by South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire.
      • 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood"Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow," quoth Robin, "thou seemest happy this merry morn.""Ay, that am I," quoth the jolly Butcher, "and why should I not be so? Am I not hale in wind and limb? Have I not the bonniest lass in all Nottinghamshire? And lastly, am I not to be married to her on Thursday next in sweet Locksley Town?"
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