Cheshire

American  

[chesh-er, -eer] / ˈtʃɛʃ ər, -ɪər /

noun

1. Formerly Chester. a county in NW England. 899 sq. mi. (2,328 sq. km).

2. a town in central Connecticut.

3. Also called Cheshire cheese, Chester. a hard cheese, yellowish, orange, or white in color, made of cow's milk and similar to cheddar.

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Cheshire ¹ British  

/ ˈtʃɛʃɪə, ˈtʃɛʃə /

noun

1. Ches. a former administrative county of NW England; administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Cheshire West and Chester, and Cheshire East: low-lying and undulating, bordering on the Pennines in the east; mainly agricultural: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Warrington and Halton, which became independent unitary authorities in 1998. Area 2077 sq km (802 sq miles)

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Cheshire ² British  

/ ˈtʃɛʃə /

noun

1. Group Captain ( Geoffrey ) Leonard . 1917–92, British philanthropist: awarded the Victoria Cross in World War II; founded the Leonard Cheshire Foundation Homes for the Disabled: married Sue, Baroness Ryder

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Cheshire

Bentley has unveiled its first fully electric car after investing £350m to upgrade its factory in Cheshire.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

They get about one referral every week from GPs or emergency departments in Cheshire, Merseyside and other nearby regions.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The arrests came after an investigation into potential corporate manslaughter at the hospital was opened in 2023 by Cheshire Police.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

A restored wetland in Cheshire is now home to almost two-thirds of the UK's breeding black-necked grebes, one of the country's rarest breeding birds.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

She also agreed to pay for a $10,000 computer course that helped prepare him for his current job as a software analyst at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times