Derbyshire

[dur-bee-sheer, -sher, dahr-bi-sheer, -sher]

noun

1. a county in central England. 1,060 sq. mi. (2,630 sq. km).

Derbyshire

/ ˈdɑːbɪˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

1. a county of N central England: contains the Peak District and several resorts with mineral springs: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the city of Derby, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Matlock. Pop (excluding Derby city): 743 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Derby city): 2551 sq km (985 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Natalie Fleet, the Labour MP for Bolsover in Derbyshire, was recently successful in a similar campaign to amend the Victims and Courts Bill.

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Fire crews from stations in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire attended.

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Stoppard attended boarding schools in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, but found lessons dull.

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Raised in Yorkshire, in the north of England, I’d gone from a bay-window view of the Derbyshire Dales to a balcony view of the Bay of Bengal and I missed my old bedroom, my classmates, my pair of Syrian hamsters.

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Derbyshire County Council has chosen a senior leader from Alton Towers to be its new chief executive.

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