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

Back in 1966, Longleat Safari Park opened the first drive-through safari outside of Africa with lions roaming the Wiltshire countryside.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

"People were quite scandalised, nervous, terrified about the possibility of what could potentially go wrong - bringing 50 lions to the Wiltshire countryside."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Far from the war torn Gulf of Oman, Tom Collins drives his favourite blue tractor through his farmyard, near Malmesbury in Wiltshire.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Wiltshire Council officials are now on standby to help social tenants struggling with heating costs, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

I saw Harry fleetingly a couple of years ago at the recovery centre in Wiltshire.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro