Shropshire

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈʃɹɒp.ʃə(ɹ)/

Origin

Old English Scrobbesbyrigscīr, from Scrobbesbyrig ("Shrewsbury") + scīr ("shire").

Full definition of Shropshire

Proper noun

1. An inland county of England bordered by the English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and the Welsh county of Powys and county borough of Wrexham.

Usage notes

The name is sometimes abbreviated to Salop, and hence the adjectival term Salopian.