Staffordshire

[ staf-erd-sheer, -sher ]

noun

1. a county in central England. 1,154 sq. mi. (2,715 sq. km). : Stafford.

Staffordshire

/ -ʃə; ˈstæfədˌʃɪə /

noun

1. a county of central England: lowlands in the east and south rise to the Pennine uplands in the north; important in the history of industry, coal and iron having been worked at least as early as the 13th century. In 1974 the industrial area in the S passed to the new county of West Midlands; Stoke-on-Trent became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Stafford. Pop (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 811 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 2624 sq km (1013 sq miles)

Example Sentences

He also said police intend to put their beloved family pet, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Excalibur, to sleep.

From The Daily Beast

The 64-year-old MP for Lichfield in Staffordshire expressed his disgust in a message posted on Twitter on Friday morning.

From The Daily Beast

Mrs. Trevithick, about the time we are speaking of, accompanied her husband through one of the Staffordshire china manufactories.

From Project Gutenberg

At that time one of his high-pressure puffer-engines, with a cylindrical boiler and internal tube, was working in Staffordshire.

From Project Gutenberg

A course or two of Staffordshire blue bricks in cement is excellent where heavy weights have to be considered.

From Project Gutenberg

An officer of the North Staffordshire Regiment told me that he never saw anything so impressive as that night march.

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They have a ludicrous custom in Staffordshire, at Easter, which they call heaving.

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