Berkshire

American  

[burk-sheer, -sher, bahrk-sheer, -sher] / ˈbɜrk ʃɪər, -ʃər, ˈbɑrk ʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

1. Also called Berks.  a county in S England. 485 sq. mi. (1,255 sq. km).

2. one of an English breed of black hogs, having white markings on the feet, face, and tail.

3. a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.

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Berkshire British  

/ ˈbɑːkʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1.  Berks.  a historic county of S England: since reorganization in 1974 the River Thames has marked the N boundary while the Berkshire Downs occupy central parts; the county council was replaced by six unitary authorities in 1998. Area: 1259 sq km (486 sq miles)

2. a rare breed of pork and bacon pig having a black body and white points

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Berkshire

The VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF has topped Berkshire stock’s return of 3% since March 2025.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Similarly, a shrinking island of green was played on by cricketers as Maidenhead & Bray club took on Boyne Hill in the village of Bray in Berkshire.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

He adds that investors should remember the saying of the late Charlie Munger, longtime vice chairman of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway: “The big money is not in the buying and selling but in the waiting.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Even Buffett, the world’s most famous “value” investor, has long preferred quality stocks, including big winners for Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio such as Coca-Cola and Apple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Napoleon was a large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar, the only Berkshire on the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell