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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Cheshire

"You can preserve area, or you can preserve shape, or you can preserve distance and direction, but not everything at once perfectly, because otherwise you'd be back to a sphere," Cheshire said.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Its main purpose was to help European sailors navigate the oceans, as cartography Professor James Cheshire at University London College explained.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

There is no way around those bright eyes, that Cheshire grin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Creamfields gets under way later at the Daresbury Estate in Cheshire, marking the dance music festival's 20th anniversary.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

I spent the night in a motel and the next day hiked on to Cheshire.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson