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

Campaigners have said they are "delighted" after the government decided the Cheshire village of Adlington should not be expanded into a new town.

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Cheshire East Council and developer Belport have been approached for comment.

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It also led to Cheshire East Council's leader and deputy leader facing calls to resign, after a letter to the New Towns Taskforce emerged in which leaders appeared to indicate their support for the proposed development.

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Locations deprioritised from the programme include plans for "standalone settlements" in Marlcombe, east Devon, and in the the rural village of Adlington in Cheshire - a scheme that had been opposed by the local Labour MP.

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Another six sites - including a proposal in Cheshire that led to protests outside council meetings - have been deprioritised from the scheme.

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