Shire

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ʃaɪə(ɹ)/

Origin

From Old English scir, from Proto-Germanic *skīrō, *skīzō.

Noun

1. Former administrative area of Britain; a county.Yorkshire is the largest shire in England.
2. (UK, colloquial) The general area in which a person lives, used in the context of travel within the UK:"When are you coming back to the shire?"
3. A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.
4. A shire horse

Anagrams

• heirs
• hires, hi-res
• Sheri
• shier