Ayrshire

[air-sheer, -sher]

noun

1. one of a Scottish breed of hardy dairy cattle having long, curving horns.

2. Also called Ayr. a historic county in SW Scotland.

Ayrshire

/ ˈɛəʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1. a historical county of SW Scotland, formerly part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now divided into the council areas of North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire

2. any one of a hardy breed of brown-and-white dairy cattle

Example Sentences

Ms Bunyan will then be laid to rest on the North Ayrshire island.

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The US president spent four days visiting his golf courses in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire in July.

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She told how she was attacked within "10 to 15 minutes max" of him turning up at her home in Ayrshire in August 2019.

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However, many more data centres are expected to come to Scotland in the near-future, including a massive AI industrial park near Irvine in Ayrshire which was confirmed last month.

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Michelle and John Wylie had a blissful November wedding four years ago at a boutique hotel on the South Ayrshire coast, surrounded by friends, loved ones – and one complete stranger.

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