Wiltshire

American  

[wilt-sheer, -sher] / ˈwɪlt ʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

1. Also Wilts a county in S England. 1,345 sq. mi. (3,485 sq. km). Salisbury.

2. one of an English breed of white sheep having long, spiral horns.

3. Also called Wiltshire cheese.  a cylindrical, semihard cheese, moister and flakier than cheddar.

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Wiltshire British  

/ -ˌʃɪə, ˈwɪltʃə /

noun

1. a county of S England, consisting mainly of chalk uplands, with Salisbury Plain in the south and the Marlborough Downs in the north; prehistoric remains (at Stonehenge and Avebury); became a unitary authority in 2009: the geographical and ceremonial county includes Swindon unitary authority (established in 1997). Administrative centre: Trowbridge. Pop (excluding Swindon): 440 800 (2003 est). Area (excluding Swindon): 3481 sq km (1344 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The hailstorm hit the market town of Melksham, in Wiltshire, in the early hours of Thursday.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Jenny Wiltshire, of law firm Hickman & Rose which represented Menon, said the contempt allegation was "unprecedented".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

It provides voluntary mental health provision across Bath and Northeast Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

It is the only life jacket from the Titanic to be sold at auction in the 114 years since the ship sank, going under the hammer at Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, Wiltshire.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Finally, she gave up and said to Robbie, “I’m sure it’s in Wiltshire, in the cottage.”

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan