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,.  Also called 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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Example Sentences

The inquest, at Bootle Town Hall in Sefton, heard Chiedza, from Cheshire, had gone to stay with an aunt and two cousins in Bolton, Greater Manchester, for the half-term holiday.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The ruling overrules a previous Supreme Court judgment ruling known as Cheshire West.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

A 15-year-old girl from Cheshire died in hospital on Saturday after getting into difficulty in the sea off the coast of Merseyside on Bank Holiday Monday.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A 17-year-old who died after going missing at a Cheshire lake has been described as "compassionate, sensitive, brave and full of light" by his family.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Adam said, and his smile reminded Maya of the Cheshire Cat’s, too big to be sincere, a crescent moon too sharp at the edges.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway