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Dorsetshire

American  
[dawr-sit-sheer, -sher] / ˈdɔr sɪtˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

  1. a county in S England. 1,024 sq. mi. (2,650 sq. km).


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At the final whistle, British soldiers of the Dorsetshire Regiment rushed across the pitch and carried off the winning team shoulder-high.

From The Guardian • Jan. 16, 2011

One day he went out into Dorsetshire to see if he could flush a few partridge.

From Time Magazine Archive

British mystics were deep in thought last week, wondering whether they had found a symbolism between an occurrence at Dorsetshire and the ancient story of the lion and the unicorn.

From Time Magazine Archive

A prettily draped Dorsetshire study of has-beens and never-weres, a Chekhov-flavored and slightly watery custard, A Day by the Sea is often nicely written, sometimes neatly observed.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is recorded that the Prior of the convent of Weymouth, in Dorsetshire, in the year 674, sent for French workmen to glaze the windows of his chapel.

From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Knight, Charles

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